. The dune country . ane and a gun, but a man carry-ing a gun can ride a horse much nearer to himthan he can go on foot. In the community life of the crows there is muchmaterial for study. Their social organization iscohesive and effective. It is impossible not to be-lieve that they have a limited language. Differentcries produce different effects among them. Theyundoubtedly communicate with each other. Theolder and wiser crows have qualities of leadershipwhich compel or attract the obedience of the sablehordes that follow them in long processionsthrough the air, to and from the feeding ground
. The dune country . ane and a gun, but a man carry-ing a gun can ride a horse much nearer to himthan he can go on foot. In the community life of the crows there is muchmaterial for study. Their social organization iscohesive and effective. It is impossible not to be-lieve that they have a limited language. Differentcries produce different effects among them. Theyundoubtedly communicate with each other. Theolder and wiser crows have qualities of leadershipwhich compel or attract the obedience of the sablehordes that follow them in long processionsthrough the air, to and from the feeding grounds,and to the roosting-places at night. The cries of the leaders are distinctive, and theentire band will wheel and change the direction ofits flight when the loud signal comes from thehead of the column. These bands often numberseveral thousand birds. [57] THE DUNE COUNTRY After spending the day in detached groups, theygather late in the afternoon, and prepare for theflight to the roosting-grounds, which is an affair. (From the AjithursEkhing) NEIGHBORHOOD GOSSIP of the utmost importance and ceremony. A singlescout will come ahead, and after slowly and care-fully inspecting the area in the forest where thenight is usually spent, he returns in the directionfrom which he came. [58] THE CROWS In a few minutes several crows come over thesame course and apparently verify the also return, and a little later, perhaps twentyor thirty more will appear and fly all over theterritory under consideration. They go and re-port to the main body beyond the hills, and soonthe horizon becomes black with the oncomingphalanxes, steadily winging their way to the chosenspot. For a long time the sky above it is filled withtheir dark forms, circling and hovering over andamong the trees. Much uncertainty seems to agi-tate them, and there is a great deal of noisy con-fusion before even comparative quiet comes. Itrequires about half an hour for them to get com-fortably settled after their
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