NATURAL HISTORY. 



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and a few clean picked bones are the only memorials of the 

 banquet. 



The nests of this bird are placed on the summit of some tall 

 tree, and contain about five eggs, closely resembling those of the 

 rook. The length of the bird is eighteen inches. 



Sub-family c. Pyrrhocoracince. 

 CORACIA. (Gv. KopaKiac. like a, Raven.) 



Graciila (Lat. a C/iouyJi), tlie Qhouyli. 



The CHOUGH is rather larger than the jackdaw, and is 

 principally distinguished by the red hue of its bill and legs. 

 It inhabits the counties of the western coast of England, and 

 is, perhaps, more common in Cornwall than in any other county. 

 When tarns, it shows a very inquisitive disposition, examining 

 every novelty with the greatest attention. 



It builds its nest in the cavities of high cliffs, and lays four 

 or five eggs of a yellowish white colour, spotted with light brown. 

 The length of the bird is seventeen inches. 



