CLASS II. 
AVES: 
ORDER 2. PA8SERES. 
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THE CHOUGH. (See p. 202.) 
fine shiny bine ; it builds its nest in a higli tree or a lofty hedge, formed on the outside of sharp, 
thorny sticks, within of fibrous roots and dry grass ; the top is covered, with an entrance at the 
side; the eggs are six or seven. It is a beautiful bird, but its character is bad. Its habits are sus- 
THE MAGPIE. 
picious, and thougli seeking the habitations of man, it is always prompted by self-interest. " It is," 
says Montagu, " a great enemy to the husbandman and the preserver of game, but has cunning 
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