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west as Cumberland were recorded as having 
manifested an uncanny knowledge of some 
unusual atmospheric disturbance (Globe, 
26.vi.16). Gamekeepers on the east coast 
used to say that they always knew when 
enemy raids had commenced, “‘ for the PHEA- 
SANTS call us day and night’’ (Globe, 28 .ix.17). 
On March 7th, 1918, about 10.30 p.m., PHEA- 
SANTS near Chichester crowed loudly ;_ pos- 
sibly the excitement, so to speak, passed 
along from the north-east of Kent from birds 
which heard the approaching Gothas (Globe, 
12.11.18). A pair of TAWNY OWLS, in the 
outskirts of London, were credited with being 
able to detect the presence of Zeppelins when 
many miles away; on their approach they 
appeared to be very angry and nervous, fly- 
ing from bough to bough (Daily Mail, 
II.x.16). PEACOCKS are said to have been 
the first birds to detect the air-raid of 
May roth, 1918 (Datly Chromcle, 21.v.18). 
An observer of an air-raid on the south- 
east coast on May 2oth, 1916, was awakened 
just before 2 a.m. by the distant approach of 
sea-planes. NIGHTINGALES were singing 
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