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the Azores. On the Continent it is one of the most 

 common cage birds. The young males, previous 

 to the first moult, resemble the females. The 

 Chaffinch, which rears two broods, builds in various 

 situations, sometimes in a bush, in a tree, on its 

 forks, or among the ivy that encircles its branches. 

 The nest, which exhibits in its construction great 

 neatness and beauty, is composed of moss and 

 various lichens, lined internally with wool and 

 hair. The eggs, four or five in number, are of 

 a purplish buff, slightly streaked and blotched 

 with dark reddish brown. 



CHOUGH. 

 EED-LEGGED CROW. 



PYEEHOCOEAX GEACULUS, Temm. 

 The Chough, which is not a common bird in this 

 country, is chiefly confined to the wastes of Corn- 

 wall, Devonshire, and Wales, and is occasionally 

 found on the cliffs of Dover. It is seen at times 

 in Scotland, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, and 

 sometimes in Jersey. It is an inhabitant also of 

 the Swiss Alps, the Tyrol, France, Spain, and 

 Egypt, &c. Avoiding the green turf, its favourite 

 places of resort are the most inaccessible rocks and 

 cliffs. It may also be seen perched or walking on 

 stone walls, which it appears to prefer to the gravel- 

 covered ground below them. It is a lively bird, 

 and when tamed, a task which is easily accom- 



