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resides in towns, where it picks up part of its food 
from the streets. It can be easily domesticated, 
soon becomes remarkably familiar, and may be 
taught to articulate various words distinctly. Like 
the Raven and Magpie, it has a propensity to carry 
away and conceal glittering articles. 
HG ie 
Corvus GLANDARIUS, Lin. 
The Jay, which is known by its disagreeable 
cry, Is common in many parts of England, Scot- 
land, and Ireland, particularly im districts where 
trees are abundant. Its food consists of acorns, 
beech masts, grain, and various products of the 
garden, amongst which cherries and peas are its 
particular favourites. It also devours insects and 
worms, pounces on mice, and will often not only 
suck the eges, but destroy the young of small birds. 
Its nest, which is generally placed in the closest 
thickets of large woods, is formed of sticks, lined 
with the fibres of roots. The eggs, of which there 
are from four to seven, are somewhat smaller than 
those of the Magpie, and are of a pale bluish grey, 
faintly freckled with yellowish brown. Its ery, 
though harsh, is varied, and it can imitate the 
notes of other birds. 
