AZURE -WINGED MAGPIE. 7 



greenish, without spots. Two bluish, without spots. One dirty white, 

 without spots, and a slight bkie shade. 



The Azure-winged Magpie is stated by Latham to build its nest in 

 the same manner as the Common Magpie, which will give the above 

 quotations s\ifficient interest to justify my inserting them here. He 

 also says that it is a very timorous bird, and withal a noisy, crafty, 

 clamorous species. It appears in the eastern part of Asia in flocks in 

 April. 



The adult male and female have the top of the head as far as the 

 nape a deep glossy black; mantle, back, and scapularies, ash-colour; 

 throat and front of neck pure white; crop, flanks, and belly, greyish 

 ash, whiter in the middle; wings and tail of a brilliant azure blue; 

 quill feathers black, the first entirely, but the rest bordered with azure 

 at the base, and tipped at the points with white; first quill feather 

 half as long as the second. Tail blue, tij^ped with white. Beak and 

 feet black. 



Figured by Gould, Azure-winged Magpie. 



The egg figured, which gives the usual size and markings, is from 

 my own collection. It was given to me by Lord Lilford, and is one 

 of the eggs alluded to in the extracts of that nobleman's paper in the 

 " Ibis," above quoted. 



