. The birds of our country. ROOK. 83 robbing proclivities. An instance is recorded of a colony of Terns banding together and surrounding a Hooded Crow, which had visited their breeding grounds on a plundering excursion. Driving him out to sea, they gradually beat him lower and lower until he fell exhausted into the sea and was drowned. He can be easily kept in ROOK. CORVUS FRUGILEGUS. Family Passerid^. Sub-family Corvine. Genus Corvus. We must all be familiar with the Rook ; and we have all, no doubt, watched with interest his move- ments at the rookery. Everywhere in the British
. The birds of our country. ROOK. 83 robbing proclivities. An instance is recorded of a colony of Terns banding together and surrounding a Hooded Crow, which had visited their breeding grounds on a plundering excursion. Driving him out to sea, they gradually beat him lower and lower until he fell exhausted into the sea and was drowned. He can be easily kept in ROOK. CORVUS FRUGILEGUS. Family Passerid^. Sub-family Corvine. Genus Corvus. We must all be familiar with the Rook ; and we have all, no doubt, watched with interest his move- ments at the rookery. Everywhere in the British Isles, where rich pasture lands and cultivation abound, the Rook may be seen. In Hampshire they abound, and as I am writing this they may be seen in the. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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