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... . 238 239 . 240 241 242 243 ib . 245 . 246 The Red - Backed Butcher- Bird . 247 CHAPTER V. The Corvidae , or Crows . The Crows . 249 The Raven · 250 The Carrion - Crow The Hooded Crow . 255 . 258 The Red - Legged Crow The Rook . The ...
... . 238 239 . 240 241 242 243 ib . 245 . 246 The Red - Backed Butcher- Bird . 247 CHAPTER V. The Corvidae , or Crows . The Crows . 249 The Raven · 250 The Carrion - Crow The Hooded Crow . 255 . 258 The Red - Legged Crow The Rook . The ...
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William Dowling. The Red - Legged Crow The Rook . The Jackdaw The Magpie CHAPTER VI . The Hirundinidae , or Swallow Family . The Swallows The Chimney - Swallow The House - Martin The Sand - Martin The Swift The Java Swallow CHAPTER VII ...
William Dowling. The Red - Legged Crow The Rook . The Jackdaw The Magpie CHAPTER VI . The Hirundinidae , or Swallow Family . The Swallows The Chimney - Swallow The House - Martin The Sand - Martin The Swift The Java Swallow CHAPTER VII ...
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... JACKDAW ( Corvus monēdula ) . This bird has a great resemblance to his brother the rook in habits and voice , and Cowper might not improperly say of it , " There is a bird , who , by his coat , And by the hoarseness of his note , Might ...
... JACKDAW ( Corvus monēdula ) . This bird has a great resemblance to his brother the rook in habits and voice , and Cowper might not improperly say of it , " There is a bird , who , by his coat , And by the hoarseness of his note , Might ...
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... jackdaw whim , or perhaps from quar- rels with their fellows , preferred a nest in the sooty receptacle to a more elevated home in the chapel - turrets . The quantity of materials sometimes used for a nest , and the skill shewn in its ...
... jackdaw whim , or perhaps from quar- rels with their fellows , preferred a nest in the sooty receptacle to a more elevated home in the chapel - turrets . The quantity of materials sometimes used for a nest , and the skill shewn in its ...
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... jackdaw , with all his agreeable qualities , is rather unmindful of human laws in his appropriations of property . Often some ele- gant bit of lace , frills , handkerchiefs , gloves , and even pieces of money , are found in the nests ...
... jackdaw , with all his agreeable qualities , is rather unmindful of human laws in his appropriations of property . Often some ele- gant bit of lace , frills , handkerchiefs , gloves , and even pieces of money , are found in the nests ...
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