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laying up a store of nuts and acorns, and inhabiting the pine forests hke 
that bird. It is of the size of a magpie, and the general color of its plumage 
is a rusty brown, marked with triangular white spots. They are very 
plenty in Germany, and are rarely seen in England. 
THE RED-LEGGED CROW, OR CORNISH CHOUGH)! 
Is like a jackdaw, but larger, and almost the size of a crow. The feet and 
legs are long, like those of a jackdaw, but of a red color; and the plumage 
is of a purplish black all over. It frequents rocks, old castles, and churenes, 
by the seaside, like the daw, and with the same noisy assiduity. It is 
only seen along the western coasts of England. It is attracted by glittering 
objects, and has been known to take lighted pieces of wood from the fire. 
By tearing holes in the straw with its long bill, it does much injury to 
thatched houses. 
THE ROLLER 
Tue garrulous roller, so called from its chattering noise, is the only 
species with which the inhabitants of Europe are acquainted. It is of the 
size of a jay, and is exceedingly beautiful. The head, neck, and breast are 
of a light bluish green; the upper part of the body of a reddish brown; the 
tail is forked, and of a light blue; the legs are remarkably short. Itisa 
bird of passage, common in Germany, but it seldom visits England. 
1 Pyrrhocorar graculus, Temm. The genus Pyrrhocoraz has the bill of medium size, 
slender, compressed, bent, slightly notched or smooth; nostrils basal, lateral, ovoid, 
entirely concealed ; legs strong; tarsus longer than the middle toe; toes almost wholly 
separated ; claws strong and bent; cuneated; the fourth and fifth feathers longest. 
2 Coracias zarrula, Lin. The genus Coracias has the bill compressed, higher-than 
broad, straight; the upper mandible bent towards the point; nostrils linear, lateral; legs 
short, stout, and forthe for walking ; three toes before and one behind, entirely divided ; 
wings long, with the first quill somewhat shorter than the second. 
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