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From: geoffs@brl-sem.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn )
Newsgroups: net.rec.birds
Subject: Re: Bird Imitators
Message-ID: <404@brl-sem.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 12:34:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 24 12:34:18 1985
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Reply-To: geoffs@brl-semy Sauerborn (TANK) .ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn (TANK) )
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In article <1160@mhuxt.UUCP> evans@mhuxt.UUCP {Sukie Crandall} writes:
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> a crow who had the following repertoire:  dog, donkey, chicken,
>duck, and motor cycle.

	I have never had the privilege of hearing a crow bark.

	How come mocking birds, cat birds, starlines, etc.... usually
imitate other birds? Is it just because they hear those sounds most
often? (If so how come city dwelling starlings don't imitate busses?)

						geoff