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Definition of Corvus monedula
1. Noun. Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvus Monedula
Literary usage of Corvus monedula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"(corvus monedula.) THIS bird is much less than the crow. He has a large head and
long bill, in proportion to the size of his body. The colour of the plumage ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1846)
"In size and form it is closely allied to the Common Jackdaw, corvus monedula,
but differs in the much lighter silvery grey of the cheeks, occiput and nape, ..."
3. A Catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum by Ashmolean museum, Philip Bury Duncan (1836)
"corvus monedula, Linn.—Jackdaw.—Britain and Europe. [JPS 330. corvus monedula,
Linn.—The same, with malformation of the upper beak. [J. Lechmere. 331. ..."
4. The Classical Museum by Leonhard Schmitz (1847)
"... is said to fly in flocks ; I therefore look upon it as the jackdaw, corvus
monedula, L., which is about the size of a pigeon, and is fond of companions. ..."
5. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1877)
"Dierk. Amsterd. fol. art. Corvus, p. 1(3 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 14 ; Dresser, S.
Eur. art. corvus monedula, Monedula neglecta, David, N. Arch. Mits. vii. ..."
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