Jackdaw. 



JACK CURLEW.— A name for the Whimbrell. 

 JACKDAW (Corvus monedula, Linn^us.) 



*Corvus monedula, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 156. 6 Faun. Suec. No. 89 Gmel.Syst. 1. 



p. 376. sp. 6 — Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. p. 154. sp. 11 Briss. 2. p. 24. 6 Raii, 



Syn. p. 40. t. 5 — Will. p. 85. t. 19 Le Choucas, Buff. Ois. 3. p. 69 lb. pi. 



Enl. 523 — Choucas, Temm. Man. d'Orn. 1. p. Ill Die Dohle oder Turm- 



Rabe, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. 2. p. 1213 Frisch, Vog. t. 67, 68 Meyer, 



Tasschenb. Deut. 1. p. 99 — Jackdaw, Br. Zool. 1. No. 81. t. 34 Arct. Zool. 



2. p. 251 — White's Hist. Selb. p. 59 & 60 Lath. Syn. 1. p. 378. 9 lb. Supp. 



p. 78 — Lewin's Br. Birds, 1. t. 37 Will. (Angl.) p. 125. t. 19.— Mont. Orn. 



Diet — Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 5 Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. p. 73 Low's Faun. 



Oicad. p. 48. sp. 3 Shaw's Zool. 7. p. 350 Flem. Br. Anim. p. 88 Selby, 



pi. 31. fig. 1. p. 75. 



Provincial. — Daw. Kae, or Kay.* 



This species weighs about nine ounces ; length near thirteen inches ; 

 bill black ; irides light grey ; the forehead is black ; the hind part of 

 the head and back of the neck cinereous grey ; upper parts of the body 

 black, slightly glossed with blue ; tail the same ; the under parts dusky 

 black ; legs black. 



This very common bird frequents old towers, ruined buildings, and 

 high cliffs, where it builds, as well as in holes of trees. The nest is 

 made of sticks, and lined with wool and other soft materials ; the eggs 



