Dunn, J, Lassey, P. A, Crook, J. H, L, D, Cutcliffe, A. S, Griffin, D. M, Pettitt, R. G, Duffey, E, Goater, B, Vleugel, D. A, Cohen, E, Pettitt, R. G, Cohen, E & Duffey, E / May 1951 – vol. 44, issue 5–⁠181

ON April 8th, 1950, we inspected the nest of a Raven (Corvus corax). containing three eggs, situated high in the Plym Valley, Dartmoor, After we had withdrawn both Ravens flew around in the vicinity, but one, easily distinguishable by a number of missing wing feathers, kept much nearer the nest than the other. After we had been about five minutes in our new position, the nearer bird flew slowly t...

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