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they are common in Alderney," which is certainly 

 the case ; as I said above, they have almost, if not 

 quite, supplanted the Choughs there. There are, 

 however, certainly a few Jackdaws in Guernsey, as 

 I have seen them there on several occasions, but I 

 cannot say that any breed there, and I think they 

 are only occasional wanderers from the other 

 Islands, Sark, Jethou, and Herm, where they do 

 breed. Mr. Gallienne's note to Professor Ansted's 

 list seems to agree very much with this, as he says 

 — " The Jackdaw, which is a regular visitor to 

 Alderney, is rarely seen in Guernsey." It is now, 

 however, resident in Alderney, as well as in Sark, 

 Jethou, and Herm. 



It is mentioned in Professor Ansted's list, but 

 onl}^ marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark, 

 nothing being said about Alderney and the other 

 Islands in spite of Mr. Gallienne's note. There is 

 no specimen at present in the Museum. 



76. Kaven. Corrus corax, Linnaeus. French, 

 " Corbeau," " Corbeau noir." — The Eaven can now 

 only be looked upon as an occasional straggler. I 

 do not think it breeds at present in any of the 

 Islands, as I have not seen it anywhere about in the 

 breeding-season since 1866, when I saw a pair near 

 the cliffs on the south-end of the Island in June ; 

 but as the Kaven is a very early breeder, these 

 may have only been wanderers. It is probabl}- 



