Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-sem.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!brl-sem!geoffs 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 Article-I.D.: brl-sem.404 Posted: Tue Sep 24 12:34:18 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 06:26:55 EDT References: <1160@mhuxt.UUCP> Reply-To: geoffs@brl-semy Sauerborn (TANK) .ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn (TANK) ) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 12 In article <1160@mhuxt.UUCP> evans@mhuxt.UUCP {Sukie Crandall} writes: ... > 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 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com