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Show nird and the Weather. In Yorkshire the early arrival of tha cuckoo is regarded as a sign that there will be little grass and a scanty crop of corn, owing to Uie cold, dry season, and in the isle of Man the farmers consider that when the rooks fly to the hills rain is near. But in Devonshire the belief is that if the birds stay at home or return in the middle of tho day wet weather is to be looked for, while in Durham Mr. Swainson quotes a saying to the effect that if crows feed in the streets of a village vil-lage a storm may be expected. Ex-. Ex-. change. |