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NUTCKACKEB. 



PLATE XLIX. 



Nucifraga caryocatactes, SELBT. JEXYNS. 



Caryocatactes nucifraga, FLEMING. 



Corvus caryocatactes, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



THE nest is placed in holes of trees, which they scoop out like 

 Woodpeckers, till their purpose is gained. 



The eggs are five or six in number, of a yellowish grey colour, 

 spotted with lighter and darker shades of brown. 



The figure of the egg is from one of two specimens sent by the 

 Eev. H. B. Tristram, of Castle Eden, Durham. 



