(Download pdf) A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds
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| #788303 in Books | imusti | 2014-12-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.75 x.50 x4.25l,.0 | File Name: 1851244093 | 144 pages | Bodleian Library University of Oxford
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| An interesting little book, with reproduced woodcuts by Thomas ...|By Julie L. Moore|An interesting little book, with reproduced woodcuts by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) for each species. But in comparison to Steve Palin's A murmurtion of starlings (2013), it lacks some of the explanation of the terms.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.|||
“Collective nouns are always pleasing—even when there is little evidence of their having been in close proximity to spoken language. . . . A few collective nouns for birds are still heard, . . . but your companion at the lakeside would be sur
A charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds! Thought to have originated from hunting manuals, the practice of inventing collective nouns for birds has since evolved into a sport all its own, with new words striving to perfectly capture the essence of each bird.
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