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The Food of the Rook

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THERE is still so much difference of opinion among those who, like the writer of the note in NATURE of June 6 (p. 271), have examined the contents of the stomachs of rooks as to the economic position of these birds that the time has come when a committee of scientific men should be invited to sift the extensive evidence that is now available and issue a report.

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HICKSON, S. The Food of the Rook. Nature 101, 325–326 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/101325d0

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