The Quarterly Review, Volumes 291-292John Murray, 1953 |
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Page 386
... crow , although unpopular , has never borne the full blast of denunciation to an equal extent , because less generally distributed ; while the magpie has been saved from universal odium by his bright appearance and a somewhat romantic ...
... crow , although unpopular , has never borne the full blast of denunciation to an equal extent , because less generally distributed ; while the magpie has been saved from universal odium by his bright appearance and a somewhat romantic ...
Page 387
... crow rarely nests on a rock if a tree is available , however de insignificant . Upon Dartmoor , for example , there is ug scarcely a hawthorn , mountain ash , or stunted oak which to has not contained a crow's nest at some time in ...
... crow rarely nests on a rock if a tree is available , however de insignificant . Upon Dartmoor , for example , there is ug scarcely a hawthorn , mountain ash , or stunted oak which to has not contained a crow's nest at some time in ...
Page 391
... crow family declines with the descending scale . The carrion crow is not averse to a little grain at times , although mainly a flesh- eater . The rook occasionally falls for eggs or nestlings , in spite of being mainly vegetarian ...
... crow family declines with the descending scale . The carrion crow is not averse to a little grain at times , although mainly a flesh- eater . The rook occasionally falls for eggs or nestlings , in spite of being mainly vegetarian ...
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