The Magpie 



( Pica rustica ) SCOPOLI. 



MALE, FEMALE, NEST, AND EGGS. 



(TpHE large-domed nest in the topmost branch of a tall oak tree is chiefly 

 composed of thorn sticks and brambles cemented together below with a thick 

 layer of mud, and lined with root fibres. On cutting this nest from the tree it 

 accidentally fell to the ground (some thirty-five feet) and rolled part of the way 

 down a steep enbankment ; except the loss of a few sticks it was not in the least 

 injured. This clearly shows how well the structure is put together. The nest 

 contains six eggs, which, owing to its great depth, cannot be shown. 



Collected at Nant-y-Glyn, Colwyn Bay, and presented by Mr. A. O. 

 Walker, FX.S. 



