Definition of Corvus frugilegus

1. Noun. Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow.

Exact synonyms: Rook
Generic synonyms: Corvine Bird
Group relationships: Corvus, Genus Corvus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvus Frugilegus

Cortinarius corrugatus
Cortinarius gentilis
Cortinarius mutabilis
Cortinarius semisanguineus
Cortinarius subfoetidus
Cortinarius violaceus
Cortland
Cortone Acetate
Corvette
Corvidae
Corvisart's facies
Corvisart des Marets
Corvus
Corvus brachyrhyncos
Corvus corax
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus monedula
Cory
Coryanthes
Corybant
Corybants
Corydalidae
Corydalis
Corydalis claviculata
Corydalis sempervirens
Corydalis solida
Corydalus
Corydalus cornutus
Corylaceae
Corylopsis

Literary usage of Corvus frugilegus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"The true rook, corvus frugilegus.however,is known to inhabit or visit the Peshawur valley, Afghanistan.and Kashmir. The rook of China and Japan is ..."

2. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"(corvus frugilegus.) THE cawing of these birds, on the tops of high trees near gentlemen's houses, and in the middle of cities, is not very pleasing; ..."

3. A Catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum by Ashmolean museum, Philip Bury Duncan (1836)
"corvus frugilegus, Linn.—The Rook.—Britain and Europe. [Hon. and Rev. C. Perceval. 326. corvus frugilegus, Linn.—The same, (variety.)—Britain and Europe. ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"68; type, corvus frugilegus Linnaeus). Recognized as a genus. ... Includes one North American species now in the genus Corvus: Frugilegus frugilegus ..."

5. A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company by East India Company Museum, Frederic Moore, Thomas Horsfield (1858)
"corvus frugilegus, Linn. corvus frugilegus, Linn., 8. NI p. 156. (PI. Enl. 484.) Latham, Hist, of B. III. p. 11. Wagler, Syst. Av. sp. 9. ..."

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