THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 37 
about the tower of the grand old Priory 
Church of Brecon. Sometime since I 
saw a curious specimen of a _ white 
Jackdaw; the plumage of this bird was 
not only pure white, but its legs, claws, 
and eyes were white. I think among 
the Crow family an albino is very rarely 
seen. Mr. Butler, of Llangoed Castle, 
killed there some years ago, a curiously 
buff coloured Jackdaw. 
JAY, Garrulus glandarius. 
Very common in all our woods; in 
the hard weather of 1880 the poor Jays 
were put to great straits and came into 
the town gardens for food. One was 
caught feeding with my poultry in one 
of the aviaries, where it must have 
pushed itself between the wires to get to 
the food. For a shy bird like the: Jay 
this was somewhat singular. The barred 
blue feathers on the wing are much 
sought after for a particular Salmon Fly. 
Welsh, Vsgrech y coed. 
MAGPIE, Pica caudata. 
Very common, and, like the Raven, 
considered to be a bird of ill omen. 
