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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67986" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67986" /> == | ||
<p> A college of priests in [[Rome]] appointed to forecast the future by the behaviour or flight of birds kept for the purpose, and which were sometimes carried about in a coop to consult on emergencies. </p> | <p> A college of priests in [[Rome]] appointed to forecast the future by the behaviour or flight of birds kept for the purpose, and which were sometimes carried about in a coop to consult on emergencies. </p> |