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trees. Occasionally builds open and domed nests in trees. 
Material : sticks, lined with wool, dry grass, fur, &c. Species 
nests in colonies. 
Eggs. Usually 4-6. Shades of greenish-blue, marked with 
brownish-blacks and ash-grey. Av. size, 139x1 in. Laying 
begins end April. One brood, 
6. Magpie [Pca pica pica (Linnseus) ; Pica rustica (Scopoli)]. 
Builds throughout British Isles, 
where not exterminated. Stationary. 
Bird. Length 18 in.  Kasily 
recognised by its black and white 
plumage and long wedge-shaped 
tail 
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Nest. Position: as a rule high u i 
in a tree; also in hedges and bushes. Material: 
sticks and earth, lined usually with roots, and 
usually domed with thorny sticks. 
Eggs. Generally 5-8. Greenish-blue to 
greenish-yellow freckled with shades of greyish- : 
brown. Ay. size, 1°30x‘90 in. Laying begins in Fig. 6. 
April. One brood. 
7. Jay (Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Hart. and Garrulus 
glandarius hibernicus Witherby and Hartert]. More or less 
stationary in wooded districts, the first in Great Britain, the 
second in Ireland, 
Bird. Length 14 in. Distinguished by the reddish-fawn 
back, conspicuous white rump, and the patch of alternating 
white, black, and blue on the wing. The under-parts are pale 
brownish-buff, turning to rufous on the flanks. Tail mostly 
black. Erectile crest whitish striped with black. Iris blue. 
The Irish subspecies (G. g. hibernicus) is darker and more rufous 
than the British (G. g. rufitergum), the most striking differences 
being the “ dark, rufous colouring of 
the sides of the head, ear-coverts, and 
under-parts, and the darker crest” 
(British Birds, Mag. iv. 235). 
Nest. Place: bush or tree, usually 
high up. Material: twigs and stem 
neatly lined with fine roots, and 
sometimes other material. 
Eggs. Usually 4-6. Pale brownish , 
or greyish-green,speckledolive-green. Fic. 7 
Varieties have pinkish or blue ground et 
colour. Av. size, 1:25x-90 in. Laying begins April-May. 
One brood. 
8. Chough, Red-legged daw [Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Lin- 
