198 THE BIRDS OF CORNWALL. 



Lostwithiel in April of the same year ; still locally abundant in 

 most of the lofty mountain ranges of southern and central 

 Europe ; essentially non-migratory. 



Jay ; resident, but naturally confined to the wooded parts 

 of the county ; not unfrequent iji the east ; till a few years ago 

 of somewhat casual occurrence in the west, but now fairly 

 common near Truro ; not known in Scilly ; breeds in suitable 

 localities throughout Europe, except in the far north. 



Magpie ; resident, generally distributed and not uncommon 

 throughout the wooded parts of the county ; unusually abundant 

 in the neighbourhood of St. Stephen-in-Branwell, and also near 

 Camborne; two specimens recorded from Scilly; breeds through- 

 out Europe. 



Jackdaw ; resident, abimdant and generally distributed ; 

 numbers probably increased in the autumn by immigration ; 

 an occasional winter visitor to Scilly ; breeds from the Arctic 

 circle to the Mediterranean. 



Raven ; resident, occurring in pairs at fairly , regular 

 distances along both the north and south coast, and occasionally 

 breeding inland ; a casual wanderer to Scilly ; breeds throughout 

 Europe. 



Carrion Crow ; resident, fairly general throughout the 

 county, except in the north east and on some parts of the north 

 coast ; breeds in western Europe from Belgium southwards. 



Hooded Crow ; a casual visitor, more frequently met with 

 in the west than in the middle or east of Cornwall; two seen 

 near Week St. Mary, in December, 1899, and one at Perranwell, 

 October, 1901; recorded from Scilly; in Scotland an abundant 

 resident, to England a regular and numerous visitor ; in summer 

 abundant in northern Europe. 



Rook; resident, very abundant in wooded districts and 

 generally distributed except on the north coast where in several 

 almost treeless and much exposed parishes it is practically 

 unknown ; a casual visitor in small flocks to Scilly ; immigrant 

 flocks in autumn probably common on ovir south coast ; 

 a very large flock of dilapidated looking birds ajDpeared near 

 Falmouth, on January 10th, 1887; breeding-range extends 

 over the greater ]3art of northern and central Europe. 



