BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Common Cbougb. 



THE Common Chough (Pyrrhocorax graeulus, Linnaeus) 

 is a resident species with us, being found locally round the 

 British coasts as far northwards as Skye. It is also found 

 inhabiting certain portions of the Palearctic Region. The 

 adult has the entire plumage glossy black, with bluish 

 reflections; primaries and tail, slightly tinged with green 

 and violet ; bill, long and recurved, and of a scarlet colour ; 

 legs and feet, same; irides, hazel brown. Length, from 

 fifteen to sixteen inches. The young are duller and less 

 glossy in plumage ; legs and feet, orange, but by autumn 

 the colouration of the latter has assumed that of the adult. 



