142 HANDBOOK OF BRITISH INLAND BIRDS 
of a beautiful pale blue, without spots. They 
vary little in colour, but a good deal in size and 
shape. 
CHOUGH. 
{Tyrrhocorax graculus!) 
Cornish Chough, Red-legged Crow. — As an 
inland bird the Chough is seldom seen, being only 
resident in a few of the wildest and rockiest 
regions of Wales, and possibly Scotland and 
Ireland. On the cliffs of the sea-coast it is also 
a diminishing species, owing to the persecution of 
man, and also to the intrusive habits of the more 
aggressive Jackdaw ; but it is still found on some 
of the rocky precipices of Devon and Cornwall, 
and is not uncommon in parts of Wales and Ire- 
land. It is a slightly larger and more slender- 
looking bird than the Jackdaw, this appearance 
being increased by the long, curved bill of bright 
coral-red, the same colour as the legs and feet. 
The plumage is glossy black throughout. Its note 
is as much higher and shriller than the Jackdaw's 
as the Jackdaw's is compared to the Rook's. The 
nest is built in some hole in the precipices, or in a 
ruin, and is made of sticks, lined with wool and 
hair. The four or five eggs a good deal resemble 
the Jackdaw's, being greenish or yellowish-white 
