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(Corvus frugilegus.) 
THE plumage is black, with beautiful reflections of 
purple and violet ; from the nostrils to the eyes and 
under the beak, white rough skin; biil and legs black. 
Length, eighteen inches; breadth, three feet. Female 
like the male. Eggs, pale green, blotched, and spotted 
with olive and brown. , 
A rookery is a great pleasure to those who like to 
watch nature. The gathering of Rooks on the top of 
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