Summary ³

The Rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the Corvidae family in the passerine order of birds. Named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, the species name frugilegus is Latin for "food-gathering".

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1. (c) Rafał Komorowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_frugilegus_2.jpg
2. (c) Vitaliy Khustochka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8289389@N04/2099714481
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_frugilegus

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