108 RAVEN 
Mr. Graves. The Raven watches keenly for intruders on 
his domain, and often meets them at a distance from it, and 
follows them as they leave it, showing much agitated yet 
wary malignity. 
There is also at least one inland breeding site, on a range 
of low rocky outcrops overlooking a fertile and populated 
valley. Ihave here noticed remains of nests on about five 
sites, one of them on a rock-scarp so low that standing 
beneath the nest could be touched by the hand. Twice, 
however, at least, the birds used a nest on a ledge some 
twenty feet high on the steepest piece of cliff on the 
mountain, though only perhaps double that height. The 
nest here, as seen in March 1898, nearly covered the ledge 
on which it rested, and was a great pile of gorse sticks, with 
a deep and rather neat cup, formed of wool, cow’s hair, half 
ravelled rope, bits of rag, and a little moss, 
There are perhaps other inland nesting-places. Various 
residents about Sulby assure me that the Raven breeds, or 
has bred regularly on the hills to the south of that locality 
in various spots, and an old nest in a deserted quarry on 
one of the northern hillsides seen by me in 1904 probably 
belonged to the species. It is said to have nested even on so 
insignificant a piece of rock as the Creg Lheeah, on Snaefell. 
The birds are about the neighbourhood of the nest even 
in December and January, though, spite of the legend, eggs 
in Man are not usually laid until March. Mr Kermode 
says that in his experience the Raven always nests close to 
a Peregrine Falcon’s eyrie; but there are, I think, some 
sites wanting this accompaniment, the breeding pairs of the | 
Falcon being now somewhat less numerous. The associa- 
tion of the species, however, is very noticeable and some- 
what curious, as they are apparently very unfriendly and 
constant skirmishes take place. 
Ravens play with one another in their floating flight in 
