CHOUGH. 51 



only bird for which it could be mistaken) by its 

 rounder wings and more measured flight ; its note, 

 too, is sharper and more distinct. Judging from the 

 only two instances in which we were enabled to 

 make any observation, the Chough selects for its 

 breeding-place a crevice in a cliff some 80 or 100 

 feet below its summit, where the soil is crumbling 



and the rock above impends. Generally the crevice 

 extends inwards for some little distance, and perhaps 

 turns to the right or left. On this account it is not 

 only a difficult nest to find, unless the bird is seen 

 from below to enter the crevice, but it is also one of 

 the most difficult to take from its almost inacces- 

 sible position. The natural daring of the fishermen, 

 however, further stimulated by the promise of a 



