 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - Natural history - 1834 - 698 pages
...the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...in congregated thousands upon thousands, fly over this valley in a westerly direction, and return in undiminished numbers to the east an hour or so before... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - Natural history - 1834 - 688 pages
...the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...roosting-place for, at least, thirty miles to the westward of Xostell Priory. Every morning, from within a few days of the autumnal to about a week before the vernal... | |
 | Charles Waterton - Birds - 1838 - 438 pages
...the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...in congregated thousands upon thousands, fly over this valley in a westerly direction, and return, in undiminished numbers, to the east, an hour or so... | |
 | Charles Waterton - Birds - 1839 - 430 pages
...the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...in congregated thousands upon thousands, fly over this valley in a westerly direction, and return, in undiminished numbers, to the east, an hour or so... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...the eastward of this place, are the woods of Nostell Priory, where from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...in congregated thousands upon thousands, fly over this valley in a westerly direction, and return in undiminished numbers to the east, an hour before... | |
 | Charles Waterton - Birds - 1844 - 468 pages
...the eastward of this place ar the woods of Nostell Priory, where,' from time im memorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night I suspect, by the observations which I have bee able to make on the morning and evening transit t these birds, that there is not another roosting-plac,... | |
 | Charles Waterton - Birds - 1861 - 464 pages
...the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial, the rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...in congregated thousands upon thousands, fly over this valley in a westerly direction, and return, in undiminished numbers, to the east, an hour or so... | |
 | John George Wood - 1865 - 708 pages
...to the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where from time immemorial the Rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...transit of these birds, that there is not another roostiug-place for at least thirty miles to the westward of Nostell Priory. Every morning, from within... | |
 | John George Wood - Animals - 1866 - 680 pages
...to the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where from time immemorial the Rooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...for at least thirty miles to the westward of Nostell Prior}'. Every morning, from within a few days of the autumnal to about a week before the vernal equinox,... | |
 | John George Wood - Animals - 1866 - 694 pages
...to the eastward of this place are the woods of Eostell Priory, where from time immemorial the Eooks have retired to pass the night. I suspect, by the...roosting-place for at least thirty miles to the westward of IsTostell Priory. Every morning, from within a few days of the autumnal to about a week before the... | |
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The rook, however, remains in society the year throughout. In flocks it builds its nest, in flocks it seeks for food, and in flocks it retires to roost. About two miles to the eastward of this place are the woods of Nostell Priory, where, from time immemorial,... 
