Notes

01 January 1929
Comments Notes ON May 4th, 1928, I watched a Goldfinch (Carduelis c. britannica) snapping off the stalks, about two inches from the head, of some " Forget-me-nots " (Myosotis) in our garden in west Sussex. The bird, which was accompanied by a second bird, soon flew off...
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Autumn habit of the Rooks

01 January 1929
Comments Main paper THE aerial performances of Rooks (Corvus f. frugilegus) in autumn, as described by the Rev. E. U. Savage (antea, p. 57), have, I venture to suggest, a territorial significance. The visits of these birds to their nesting place or home are always attended b...
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