CHOUGH 



RED-LEGGED CROW CORNISH CHOUGH CORNISH DAW- 

 CORNWALL KAE KILLIGREW MARKET -JEW CROW - 

 CHAUK DAW HERMIT CROW RED-LEGGED JACKDAW- 

 CLIFF DAW GESNER'S WOOD CROW. 



PLATE XL 1 1. 



Pyrrhocorax graculus, . . FLEMING. LINNAEUS. 

 Corvus graculus, . . . PENNANT. MONTAGU. 

 Fregilus graculus, . . . SELBY. JENYNS. 



THE Chough at the present day is not known to breed 

 eastward of Dorset, there being but a few small 

 colonies in North Devon and Cornwall. There are also 

 a few localities in Wales, and it is tolerably common in the 

 Channel Islands. 



The nest is made of sticks, and is lined with wool and 

 hair. It is placed in the most inaccessible clefts and 

 cavities of cliffs, or in old Church or other towers, generally 

 in the neighbourhood of the sea. The Chough apparently 

 pairs for life, and is to be seen in couples at all seasons. 

 It nests in the latter part of April, using the long stems of 

 heather and dry grass, and making a large structure in the 

 hole in which it builds. It has been known to breed in 

 confinement when placed in a large aviary. 



The eggs, three to six in number, are dull white, spotted 

 with grey and brown, most at the thicker end. Some are 

 pale yellowish white, with large dark greenish brown spots. 



