A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds by Bodleian Library

A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds

Bodleian Library with Thomas Bewick (Illustrator)

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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 ...

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