I am of opinion that that dust-bin was to the crow what the public-house is to the British working man.
A LIST OF THE BIRDS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECORDED BOTH IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND IN INDIA
1. _Corvus corax._ The Raven. 2. _Corvus corone._ The Carrion Crow. 3. _Corvus frugilegus._ The Rook. 4. _Corvus comix._ The Hooded Crow. 5. _Corvus monedula._ The Jackdaw. 6. _Graculus eremita._ The Red-billed Chough. 7. _Pyrrhocorax alpinus._ The Yellow-billed Chough. 8. _Pica rustica._ The Magpie. 9. _Regulus cristatus._ The Goldcrest. 10. _Lanius collurio._ The Red-backed Shrike. 11. _Ampelis garrulus._ The Waxwing. 12. _Oriolus galbula._ The Golden Oriole. 13. _Pastor roseus._ The Rose-coloured Starling. 14. _Siphia parva._ The European Red-breasted Flycatcher. 15. _Muscicapa grisola._ The Spotted Flycatcher. 16. _Geocichla sibirica._ The Siberian Ground Thrush. 17. _Monticola saxatilis._ The Rock Thrush. 18. _Saxicola aenanthe._ The Wheatear. 19. _Cyanecula wolfi._ The White spotted Bluethroat. 20. _Turdus viscivorus._ The Missel Thrush. 21. _Turdus pilaris._ The Fieldfare. 22. _Turdus iliacus._ The Redwing. 23. _Linota cannabina._ The Linnet. 24. _Passer montanus._ The Tree Sparrow. 25. _Passer domesticus._ The House Sparrow. 26. _Emberiza schoeniclus._ The Reed Bunting. 27. _Emberiza pusilla._ The Dwarf Bunting. 28. _Emberiza hortulana._ The Ortolan Bunting. 29. _Emberiza melanocephala._ The Black-headed Bunting 30. _Fringilla montifringilla._ The Brambling. 31. _Alauda arvensis._ The Skylark. 32. _Calandrella brachydactyla._ The Short-toed Lark. 33. _Galerita cristata._ The Crested Lark. 34. _Anthus trivialis._ The Tree Pipit. 35. _Anthus richardi._ Richard’s Pipit. 36. _Anthus campestris._ The Tawny Pipit. 37. _Anthus spinoletta._ The Water Pipit. 38. _Anthus pratensis._ The Meadow Pipit. 39. _Hirundo rustica._ The Swallow. 40. _Cotile riparia._ The Sand Martin. 41. _Chelidon urbica._ The Martin. 42. _Motacilla alba._ The White Wagtail. 43. _Motacilla melanope._ The Grey Wagtail. 44. _Motacilla borealis._ The Grey-headed Wagtail. 45. _Motacilla flava._ The Blue-headed Wagtail. 46. _Iynx torquilla._ The Wryneck. 47. _Merops phillippinus._ The Blue-tailed Bee-eater. 48. _Merops apiaster._ The European Bee-eater. 49. _Upupa epops._ The Hoopoe. 50. _Coracias garrula._ The European Roller. 51. _Cypselus alpinus._ The Alpine Swift. 52. _Cypselus apus._ The European Swift. 53. _Caprimulgus europaeus._ The European Nightjar. 54. _Strix flammea._ The Barn Owl. 55. _Scops giu._ The Scops Owl. 56. _Asio otus._ The Long-eared Owl. 57. _Asio accipitrinus._ The Short-eared Owl. 58. _Bubo ignavus._ The Eagle Owl. 59. _Nyctea scandiaca._ The Snowy Owl. 60. _Alcedo ispida._ The Common Kingfisher. 61. _Cuculus canorus._ The Cuckoo. 62. _Gyps fulvus._ The Griffon Vulture. 63. _Neophron percnopterus._ The Egyptian Vulture. 64. _Milvus migrans._ The Black Kite. 65. _Haliaetus albicilla._ The White-tailed Sea Eagle. 66. _Pandion haliaetus._ The Osprey. 67. _Accipiter nisus._ The Sparrow Hawk. 68. _Astur palumbarius._ The Goshawk. 69. _Aquila chrysætus._ The Golden Eagle. 70. _Aquila maculata._ The Large Spotted Eagle. 71. _Buteo desertorum._ The Common Buzzard. 72. _Circus cineraceus._ Montagu’s Harrier. 73. _Circus cyaneus._ The Hen Harrier. 74. _Circus aeruginosus._ The Marsh Harrier. 75. _Elanus caeruleus._ The Black-winged Kite. 76. _Falco peregrinus._ The Peregrine Falcon. 77. _Falco subbuteo._ The Hobby. 78. _Aesalon regulus._ The Merlin. 79. _Tinnunculus alaudaris._ The Kestrel. 80. _Tinnunculus cenchris._ The Lesser Kestrel. 81. _Columbia livia._ The Blue Rock Pigeon. 82. _Turtur communis._ The Turtle Dove. 83. _Coturnix communis._ The Quail. 84. _Rallus aquaticus._ The Water-Rail. 85. _Crex pratensis._ The Corn Crake. 86. _Porzana parva._ The Little Crake. 87. _Porzana maruetta._ The Spotted Crake. 88. _Fulica atra._ The Coot. 89. _Gallinula chloropus._ The Moorhen. 90. _Grus communis._ The Crane. 91. _Anthropoides virgo._ The Demoiselle Crane. 92. _Otis tarda._ The Great Bustard. 93. _Otis tetrax._ The Little Bustard. 94. _Oedicnemus scolopa._ The Stone Curlew. 95. _Glareola pratincola._ The Pratincole. 96. _Cursorius gallicus._ The Cream-coloured Courser. 97. _Strepsilas interpres._ The Turnstone. 98. _Charadrius fulvus._ The Eastern Golden Plover. 99. _Charadrius pluvialis._ The Golden Plover. 100. _Vanellus vulgaris._ The Lapwing. 101. _Squatarola helvitica._ The Grey Plover. 102. _Aegialitis alexandrina._ The Kentish Plover. 103. _Aegialitis dubia._ The Little Ringed Plover. 104. _Aegialitis hiaticula._ The Ringed Plover. 105. _Haematopus ostralegus._ The Oystercatcher. 106. _Himantopus candidus._ The Black-winged Stilt. 107. _Limosa belgica._ The Black-tailed Godwit. 108.