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CORVID^E. 



TN8BS8ORB8. 



CONIROSTRES. 



THE JACKDAW. 



Corvus monedula. 



Corvus monedula, The Jackdaw, 



Le Choucas, 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 296. 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 94. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 88. 



SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 356. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 147. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 111. 



JACKDAWS, in some of their habits, very much resemble 

 Rooks, as last described, particularly in their sociability, 

 living together in considerable numbers throughout the 

 year, and whether seeking for food, or rearing their young, 

 perfect harmony appears to prevail among them. They 

 are even more bold and familiar than Rooks, approaching 

 nearer the residence of man, and sometimes taking shelter 



