From: matthew.malthouse@guardian.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:41:09 +0100
Subject: Re: (urth) Re: Scylla & Oreb




On 19/04/2002 19:31:54 Phoebe Davis wrote:

>http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/wildlife/birds/chough.htm.  They are in
>the crow - or corvid -family.  I discovered that the chough (pronouced
>chuff)is a protected species in Wales because the soul of King Arthur
>migrated into a chough at his death.

We may hang on to our traditions with unwonted tenacity and excessive
sentiment upon occasion but the real reason the Chough is a protected
species is 'cause there ain't that many of 'em left.  ;-)

Matthew



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