208 CONIROSTEES. 



tlie Chough is seldom seen far inland, breeding on 

 the sea-cliifs, or in old castles and the church towers 

 near the shore. The nest is formed of sticks, and 

 lined with a great quantity of wool and hair. The 

 eggs are of a bluish-white colour, speckled with yel- 

 lowish-brown. These birds are of lively gait, and of 

 a restless and crafty disposition, like many of the 

 Crow genus. Their attention is particularly caught 

 by glittering objects. Their natural food princi- 

 pally consists of insects, even the smallest of w4iich 

 they can reach, with their sharp bill, in the crevices 

 of rocks and the joints of walls. 



The type of this race of birds is — 

 The Cornish Chough {Fregilus graculus). 



