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Champion jinx in French shipping, which has had more than its share of bad luck and inept seamanship, has roosted on the red-and-black funnels of the 34,569-ton luxury liner Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

A gang of these great birds has roosted in the pecan grove, close to where the prairie pirates are encamped.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne

Laugh if you will, my dear Gervois," said he; "but you are not the first, nor will you be the last, kite who has roosted in the eagle's nest.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James