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in the ground, and in the spring and summer 

 seasons there are few seeds for it to feed on, 

 especially in a crowded suburb like Lewis- 

 ham. I have watched to see if the rooks 

 feed it, but have never been able to discover. 

 It would be interesting to know how the 

 spirit of fraternity is born between birds 

 of such widely divergent characteristics. 

 The parrot, however, cannot change its 

 plumage, although it squawks like a young 

 rook and caws like an old one. This may 

 be the explanation of the phenomenon 

 it can speak the language like a native! 



