Cuckoo, Cynthia Chris

Cuckoo, Cynthia ChrisNew Paperback The common cuckoo is a peculiar bird one that has lent its name to the otherworldly Cloud Cuckoo Land in Aristophanes play The Birds, and lent its two note song to the classic cuckoo clock. Even while the cuckoo has long symbolized exuberance or foolishness, at the same time, the bird is recognized as our most reliable harbinger of springtime. But thats not all the cuckoo stands for. Females of some cuckoo species are brood parasites,

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