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end of the wing seven inches and one-eiglitli ; the first fea- 

 ther abont two inches and a half long; the second feather 

 about four inches and a half, and one inch shorter than the 

 third ; the fourth, fifth, and sixth feathers nearly equal, and 

 the longest in the wing. 



There is scarcely any describable difference in the plumage 

 of the two sexes. 



Before quitting the account of the family of the Crows, I 

 am desirous of making a slight addition to the history of the 

 Chough, and of the Hooded Crow-. My friend, Mr. Henry 

 Doubleday, who has just returned from visiting the Channel 

 Islands, has very kindly sent me a list of the birds seen there, 

 with the following remark in reference to the Chough : — " I 

 went, I believe, entirely round Jersey, and spent much time 

 on the cliffs, but saw no Choughs. In the south-western 

 part of Guernsey, liowever, I saw a considerable number of 

 them, and observed that they rarely if ever did alight on the 

 grass, but always flew to a stone or a piece of rock." 



I unaccountably omitted to add the name of Royston Crow 

 to that of the Hooded Crow, at page 83, which I the more 

 regret, as Royston Crow is, I believe, the older name of the 

 two. Merrett, Willughby, and Ray, use the name Royston 

 Crow only ; the two latter authors quoting Royston and New- 

 market Heath as the localities for this bird in winter. That 

 it is abundant about Royston from October to March I can 

 testify on my own knowledge ; its boldness, the contrast in 

 the colours of its plumage, and the open character of that 

 country, assist in rendering this bird very conspicuous, and 

 we shall be as correct in referring to it by the name of Royston 

 Crow as we are in speaking of the Iceland Falcon, the Dart- 

 ford Warbler, and many other birds named in reference to 

 certain localities in which they are most frequently found. 



