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THE JACKDAW, 



Corvhs moiierJiila. 



HIS _bird is even more com- 

 monly known than the Ro.ok, 

 as it is generally in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the. dwellings of 

 man that it takes up its abode. 

 Like that bird it is also gre- 

 garious^ and some colonies at- 

 tain to considerable numbers. 



The 



length of the Jackdaw 



is about fifteen inches^ the fe- 

 male being possiljly the larger ; 

 but otherwise it is very diffi- 

 cult to distinguish their sexes. 

 When seen in flight the appear- 

 ance of the Jackdaw seems one 

 uniform black, but upon closer 

 inspection it will be found to 

 have an • especially black cap 

 upon the head, and from the 

 ear coverts round to the back of 

 the head a broad patch of grey. 

 The beakj tongue, legs, and 

 feet are black, but the eye is 

 clear bluish-white. 



These birds are to be found 

 generally throughout. Europe, and are common to almost 





