Hedges wherein the birds can hide their nests are few and far between in the wall country, so the keen-eyed rook spies out many a nest in the spring of the year.
Up to yesterday I had never shot a rook in my life.
I warn't away 'bove ten minnits; but when I comed back there warn't no rook to be seen, nor no eye nuther.
They was barely settled, when out steps my ould rook an' walks up to the scarecrow to lead off same as ushul.
The only moving bodies visible were a paper sack being blown gently down the track, a blue fly buzzing around a blackened banana peeling and a rook cawing overhead.
I looked up at the rookand smiled philosophically.
Or the Rook in the distant tree or field of the large crust which the lesser birds have been unable to dispose of?
And now and then, last of all, a huge Rook would suddenly descend and carry off some large crust which the smaller birds had left uneaten—reserved for more deliberate pecking at when the crumbs and smaller portions of food were disposed of.
Then another rook stooped to the edge of the plantation, gathered a twig, and carried it away.
A rook carried a stick to the tops of the tall trees, and the women drew their cloaks about them.
Like the great Highland bagpipe, the voice of a healthy rook sounds very well about a mile off, but it isn't exactly the thing for indoor delectation.
That was Dick; but a rook flew past and scared him again, and away he flew--for ever.
But my uncle sat down upon my poor rook one day, and the bird gave vent to one last "Caw!
When hens' eggs are left undefended the rook will carry them off.
Now comes on the season of "rook shooting:" a terrible slaughter of the innocents.
Master Simon assures me that a female rook that should so far forget herself as to consort with a crow, would inevitably be disinherited, and indeed would be totally discarded by all her genteel acquaintance.
JAMES ROOK On the Prosecution of JOHN BOYCE, For Horse Stealing.
Phoebe Hassell, the person who was chiefly instrumental in bringingRook and Howell to justice, was a very celebrated character.
The rook went away astern, shouting bad language, and another foe came to take his, or her, place.
As a matter of fact, the weather had, partly, and the rifle had, the rest; for the rook could see what the thrush did not yet realize.
The two men returned at Mr. Polly's initiative across the churchyard to the Potwell Inn, and came upon the burst and damaged rookrifle near the new monument to Sir Samuel Harpon at the corner by the yew.
At last he compromised upon a small and very foul and dirty rook rifle which he purchased in Lammam under a pretext of bird scaring, and loaded carefully and concealed under his bed from the plump woman's eye.
On the way I stalked a lot of geese, but only got a shot with the rook rifle at about 150 yards and the bullet fell short.
As we wanted meat I sent Steve ashore with the rook rifle to get her, which he did after bungling one or two shots.
I had shot three grouse with my little rook rifle on the march, out of season I may say, but when it is a question of food I fear game laws are apt to be disregarded in the wilds.
I was simply astonished, for I never could have believed that the little rifle, one of Rigby's rook rifles, could have killed an animal bigger than an ordinary red deer.
I offered him the little rook rifle, so it was decided he would be out before daybreak for meat.
Meat was not over abundant in camp, so I gave Steve permission to shoot her with the rook rifle.
Jim Ferrers, who had been looking over the shoveled back rookwith Harry.
I don't believe this rook holds gold enough to put a yellow plating on a cent.
That reminds me, mother, that Britton told me rooks intermarried generation after generation, and that if a rook brought home a strange bride, he was forced to build in a tree the community selected, at some distance from the rookery.
I shall miss my rook pies, if we go away this summer.
That very evening, after a cup of tea, he presented himself at the office of Rook near the Place du Gouvernement.
The very track of a rookthrough the grass leaves a different shade each side, as the blades are bent or trampled down.
The time slips by, a rook emerges from yonder mass of foliage, and idly floats across, and is hidden in another tree.
There is a rook with white feathers in the wing which belongs to an adjacent rookery, and I have observed a blackbird also streaked with white.
The wood-pigeon when perched has a rounded appearance; therook a longer and sharper outline.
Standing by these ponds, I heard a cuckoo call, and saw a rook sail over them; there was no other sound but that of the birds and the merry laugh of children rolling down the slopes.
Of course, you know, Mrs. Bury never forgave Herbert's taking her for a tramp, and you know how nasty uncle was about that white rook and the bets.
Smith, Best waylaid his master with, 'Your lordship gave me orders about that there rookwith white wings, as was not to be mislested.
He had a gun on his shoulder, and carried by the claws the body of a rook with white wings.
The only object that threw any light upon the character of the room's owner was a large perch, placed in the window to catch the air and sun, upon which a tame and, apparently, decrepit rook hopped dryly from side to side.
However, the gypsies were too wise to go to law, and did therefore choose their choice friends Rook and Shark, and our late English Gusman, to be their arbitrators and umpires.
I lost my rook by even a purer mistake,' said the enemy in an inexorable tone, without lifting his eyes.
Knight, by one of those inexcusable oversights which will sometimes afflict the best of players, placed his rook in the arms of one of her pawns.
Yet a few minutes more: he takes her rookand checks again.
She immediately took up the unfortunate rookand the contest proceeded, Elfride having now rather the better of the game.
