. Supplement to the arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. CROW. ROOK. NUTBREAKER. €i niflics efteem it a bird of ill omen, efpecially when it is heard croaking near the houfes of the fick. They fear (hooting this bird, under a no- tion that it will fpoil their gun.—Mr. Oedman. The Carrion Crow is never feen farther north than Norcopiny /at. 245. 58. 45.—Mr. Oedman. The Rook has not been obferved in Sweden, except in tiie fouthern i5o« province oi' Scania, and the iQc o( Oland.—Mr. Oedman. It is very fingular, tliat the Hooded Crow, when it migrates, at 251. the a[i;)roach of winter, o
. Supplement to the arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. CROW. ROOK. NUTBREAKER. €i niflics efteem it a bird of ill omen, efpecially when it is heard croaking near the houfes of the fick. They fear (hooting this bird, under a no- tion that it will fpoil their gun.—Mr. Oedman. The Carrion Crow is never feen farther north than Norcopiny /at. 245. 58. 45.—Mr. Oedman. The Rook has not been obferved in Sweden, except in tiie fouthern i5o« province oi' Scania, and the iQc o( Oland.—Mr. Oedman. It is very fingular, tliat the Hooded Crow, when it migrates, at 251. the a[i;)roach of winter, out of Smoland, retires into Upland, a pro- vince three degrees to the north of the former: there it lives during winter, near the fliores, in the r ,;inner of the Raven. It is a bird de- tefted by the natives. Feeds on the eggs of the wild Geefe and Ducks. Is driven away frorn the illes by the B£.Ack-BACKED Gull.—Mr. Oedman. The Jackdaw is feldom met with beyond//t'^«^^^/«/7<^, a province 251. lying between lat. 61. and 62. ^3. Inhabits towers, but often ufes the «lefcrted nefts of Woodpeckers. ~ Mr. Oedman. The NuTBREAKER comcs very late into Sweden ; and ftays there till 252. thp nuts are gathered. Is not to be feen beyond Upland. Hazel nuts rarely are to be met beyond Gefe, lat. 60. 45 : they have indeed been iilanted, by Mr. Ilozftrcm, at SkcPtfla, near the ardtic circle : they en- dured the winttr, but did not bear fruit. The nuts of Oland are rrreatly fought after in Szvedcn, and thought there as fweet as almonds.— iMr. Oedman. The Jay is eaten in Sweden -, and taken in fpringes, baited with the 251. berries of the mountain afh, or Jorbtis ^Mr. Oedman. The. .,4^ \ '^^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed by Henry Hu
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