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A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds (Hardcover, 2014)
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ISBN-13: 9781851244096, 978-1851244096. A Conspiracy of Ravens A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds. perfectly evokes this sinister bird ?. others convey sound, such as ?. a murmuration of starlings?.
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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 evolved into a sport all its own, with new words striving to perfectly capture the essence of each bird. A Conspiracy of Ravens presents readers with a compendium of collective bird nouns from the distant and not-so-distant past. Some of the nouns are portentous, like a tiding of magpies. Others, like a murmuration of starlings or a chattering of choughs, convey sound. Still more reflect with literary flourish the beauty of the bird: what could be more celebratory than a crown of kingfishers or an exaltation of larks? Featuring songbirds, aquatic birds, garden favorites, and birds of prey, this book collects more than one hundred of the best and most imaginative expressions and illustrates them with charming woodcuts by the eighteenth-century artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick. A beautiful and entertaining read, A Conspiracy of Ravens will delight bird-lovers and word-lovers in equal measure.Product Identifiers
PublisherBodleian Library
ISBN-139781851244096
eBay Product ID (ePID)209586660
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Book TitleA Conspiracy of Ravens: a Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds
IllustratorThomas Bewick
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
Number of Pages120 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height170mm
Item Width110mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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Great reference for Quiz lovers
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- 20 Oct, 2021
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- 28 Apr, 2021
Love a collective noun.
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- 19 Jan, 2024
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