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Rook
Corvus frugilegus
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It was given its binomial name by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, The binomial is from Latin; Corvus is for "raven", and frugilegus is Latin for "fruit-gathering", from frux, frugis, "fruit", and legere, "to pick". The English name is ultimately derived from the bird's harsh call.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.759
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.56
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.260
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.603
Ornithologiae: de avibus historiae libri XII
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.772
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.788
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.148
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8029.