Letters

01 December 1964
Comments Letters SIRS,--While not seeking to prolong this correspondence unduly, for there is more than a grain of truth on either side, I feel that some reply is called for to Mr. Reginald Wagstaffe's letter (antea, pp. 319-320). May I point out at once that I do not dis...
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Letters

01 June 1958
Comments Letters S I R S , -- U n d e r the above title (anlea, vol. L, p p . 432-434), R. Hewson has usefully drawn attention to the aerobatics-- familiar in individuals--that are sometimes performed by flocks of Ravens (Corvus corax) and has discussed questions suggeste...
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A Raven Roost in Devon

01 January 1956
Comments Main paper A T least one large roost of Ravens (Corvus corax) has been reported in Scotland and another in W a l e s . In W . Cornwall there was one in 1945 and 1946 near an abnormally liberal food supply. In October the number of Ravens using this roost was between...
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The fledging of a brood of Ravens

01 April 1955
Comments Main paper the fledging of a brood of five young Ravens (Corvus corax) on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. T h e island supports only one breeding pair and that year they had nested on the north-facing Guillemots' or Ravens' cliff, choosing a ledge only some 15 to 20 feet f...
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Letters

01 November 1944
Comments Letters SIRS,--With reference to t h e note under this heading (antea, p. 53), I found a pair of Ravens breeding in a similar situation in mid-Wales during early April, 1929. The Raven's nest was situated in a tree about 30 yards from a rookery of eighteen nests....
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The Names of the Song-Thrushes

01 December 1934
Comments Main paper IN the article on " Additions and Alterations to the British List" in the September issue of this magazine it was stated (p. 96) that the proposed alterations in the names of the Song-Thrushes would be postponed here until the point regarding the name phi...
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