. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . rom a humanitarian standpoint. Of course the sure end of such a pet is deathby an ignorant neighbors gun. but the dear departed is embalmed in memoryto such a degree that all Crows are thereafter regarded as upon a higher plane. Everyone knows that Crows talk. Their cry is usually represented bya single syllable, caiv. but it is capable of many and important instance, kcrara, kcraiv, comes from some irritated and apprehensivefemale, who is trying to smuggl
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . rom a humanitarian standpoint. Of course the sure end of such a pet is deathby an ignorant neighbors gun. but the dear departed is embalmed in memoryto such a degree that all Crows are thereafter regarded as upon a higher plane. Everyone knows that Crows talk. Their cry is usually represented bya single syllable, caiv. but it is capable of many and important instance, kcrara, kcraiv, comes from some irritated and apprehensivefemale, who is trying to smuggle a stick into the grove: kaick-kazJc-lcankproclaims suddeii danger, and puts the flock into instant commotion: while caiu-aii., caK-ira. caw-a-u\ reagain. Once, in winterbird-man, for sport, wastifying- the local binpopulation by re-producing thenotes of theScreech Owl, ac O m p a n y OfCrows settledin the topsof neighboringtrees, and earn-estly discussedthe probablenature of theod> j e c t half-concealed undera camera cl<, theyg;ave it up andwithdrew — asI supposed. It assures themWhen themvs-. NEST AND EGGS OF VVESrERN CROW. THE WESTERN CROW. n seems that one old fellow was not satisfied, for as I ventured to shiftever so little from my strained position, he set up a derisive Ca-a-a-azvfrom a branch over my head.—as who should say. Aw. ye cant fool just a ma-a-an. and flapped away in disgust. Crows attempt certain nuisical notes as well; and. unless I mistake, thewestern bird has attained much greater proficiency in these. These notes aredeeplv guttural, and evidently entail considerable effort on the birds hungcr-u-upc, one sa_\-s; and it occurs to me that this is alliedto the delarv, delary, or springboard cry. nf the Blue Jay (Cyaiiocitta cris-tata),—plunging notes they ha\e also been called. Space fails in which to describe the elaborate structure of Crow society;to tell of the military and pedagogical systems which they
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