conviBJE. 



THE JACKDAW. 



Corvus mone< 



liihi. The Jackdaw, 



Le Choucas, 



Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 296. 



Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 94. 



Flem. Brit. An. p. 88. 



Seldy, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 356. 



Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 147. 



Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. xiv. 



Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 11 1. 



Jackdaws, in some of tlicir habits, very much resemble 

 Rooks, as last described, particularly in their sociability, 

 living together in considerable numbers throughout the year, 

 and whether seeking for food, or rearing their young, perfect 

 harmony appears to prevail among them. They are even 

 more bold and familiar than Rooks, approaching nearer the 



