Common Cuckoo Eggs

Famous quotes containing the words common, cuckoo and/or eggs:

    “Truth, like climate, is common property ...”
    —Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)

    “The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long
    That it had its head bit off by its young.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The common cormorant or shag
    Lays eggs inside a paper bag.”
    —Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986)