CHIFF CHAFF AND CHOUGH 



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CHIFF CHAFF (Phylloscopus rufus) 



Local Names. — Arbour Bird, Bank Bottle, Chip Chop, Choice and 

 Cheap, Dark-Footed Pettychaps, Hay-bird, Least Willow Wren, 

 Lesser Pettychaps, Linty White, Sally Picker, Short- Winged 

 Wood Wren, Smallest Willow Wren, Thummie. 



Haunt. — Woods, copses, plantations, commons, and large gardens. 



Nesting Period. — April to June. 



Site of Nest. — Banks, or base of a bush. 



Materials Used. — An almost domed nest consisting of dry 

 grass, moss, and leaves, 



profusely lined with ^^S^fe. ^£^ 



feathers. ^^ «^^ ^c^*^s>^ 



Eggs. — Six. A clear white, 

 specked with dark pur- 

 plish-red. 



Food. — Insects and their 

 larvae. 



Voice. — Two notes quickly 

 uttered, from which the 

 bird has obtained its 

 name. When it has 

 young it also emits a 

 plaintive and monoto- 

 nous note which is very 

 distracting, and when searching for food calls " chadic, chadic." 



Chief Features. — Although some of these birds are resident, it is 

 mostly a Summer Migrant, arriving by the end of March. 

 Haunts the tops of tall trees and searches incessantly for food. 

 Will hawk for insects in the air after the manner of a Fly- 

 catcher. May be confused with the Willow Wren, but is not 

 so yellow in colour, and has black legs. 



Plumage. — The plumage above is olive-green with a tinge of yellow ; 

 a faint yellowish-white streak above the eye; light grey or 

 stone -colour underneath; feathers on legs greyish - white. 

 Length. — Four inches and three-quarters. 



Fig. 4. Chifi Chaff. 



CHOUGH (Pyrrhocorax graculus) 



Local Names. — Chank, Chank Daw, Cliff Daw, Cornish Chough, 

 Cornish Daw, Cornish Kae, Gesner's Wood Crow, Hermit Crow, 

 Killingcrew, Long-Billed Chough, Market- Jew Crow, Red- 

 Legged Crow, Red-Legged Jackdaw, Red-Shanks, Sea Crow. 



Haunt. — Near the sea; on cliffs, the seashore, etc. 



Nesting Period. — May. 



