38 FAUNA OF NORTH WALES 



bedrog — six pairs on Cilan Head. A few years ago j\Ir. S. 

 G. Ciimmings also observed several in the Clynnog district. 

 Ju July, 1909, Mr. Gilbert Johnson found a small colony of 

 Choughs inland. His attention was first attracted by the 

 bird's note, which " was more sonorous than the Jackdaw's 

 and sounded like ' Pio chiang chiang.' " Noticing " whitewash" 

 at one place, he found there a small hole in the rock which led 

 down into an almost precipitous cave ; this he descended with 

 some difficulty, and explored with the aid of matches. Here were 

 several old and young Choughs standing about. One used nest 

 was found on a ledge, and there were probably others, as there 

 were more than two adults fljnng about outside the cave when 

 he emerged. There is another cave on a neighbouring mountain, 

 but he was unable to find it though he saw and heard Choughs 

 there. In August, 1914, IVIr. C. Oldham saw between fifty and 

 sixty feeding on a grassy slope in a certain cwm. 



In June, 1913, Dr. N. F. Ticehurst saw a family party of two 

 adults and five young on Bardsey, the latter easily distinguished 

 by their shorter wings and tail, and jjale, flesh-colom'ed legs. 

 He adds, " They have an undulating flight, the dips being caused 

 by a very pretty habit they have of completely closing their 

 wings at intervals, and falling through the air for a yard or two, 

 and then spreading their wings again." The young appear 

 to leave the island before September, only the old birds remain- 

 ing there. 



78. — NUTCRACKER. Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchus 



Brehm. 



Recorded once only, in Flintshire. 



79. — JAY. Garruhis glandariu^ rufitergum Hart. 

 Resident and common in wooded country, but scarce in Anglesey. 



80.— MAGPIE. Pica pica pica (L.). 

 Resident and common ; occurs up to a considerable elevation. 



81. — JACKDAW. Coloeus monedula spermologm (Vieill.). 



Resident and common ; remarkably abundant on west coast. 



Mr. Ruddy records a Jackdaw obtained at Welshpool in Novem- 

 ber, 1909, in which the entire plumage was grey, the head 

 rather darker than the rest. I saw a similar bird in a case 

 at St. Asaph, but that one had a black forehead. 



