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A barn owl, long eared owl, raven, magpie and crow. Coloured etching by Lizars.

Birds on common land outside a village: hen, cock, hawk, jay, muscovy duck, raven, cuckoo and hoopoe. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.

Saint Benedict of Nursia: while he lives as a hermit in a cave near Subiaco, a raven protects him from poisoned bread (represented by a snake emerging from a loaf). Engraving by J. Frey after G. Anziani after Carlo Cignani.

Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.

The myology of the raven (Corvus corax sinuatus.) : A guide to the study of the muscular system in birds / by R.W. Shufeldt.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

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The myology of the raven (Corvus corax sinuatus.) : A guide to the study of the muscular system in birds / by R.W. Shufeldt.

Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.

A barn owl, long eared owl, raven, magpie and crow. Coloured etching by Lizars.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Birds on common land outside a village: hen, cock, hawk, jay, muscovy duck, raven, cuckoo and hoopoe. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.