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CORVUS MONEDULA. 
JACKDAW. 
Black; hind-head, hoary; front, wings, 
and tail black. 
Corvus Monedula, Lin. Gme. 
Le Choucas, BufFon. 
Jackdaw, Pen. Lath. Bew. Mont. Shaw. 
PROVINCIAL. 
CADAW, CHOUGH-DAW. 
This well-known species of Crow re- 
mains in England the whole year, but in 
some parts of the Continent they are 
migratory. It measures thirteen inches 
in length. 
Both sexes agree in plumage. 
The nest is composed of sticks, and 
lined with wool and other soft materials. 
In this nest the female deposits five or six 
eggs, of ablueish colour spotted with black. 
Their nest is in general placed in the 
steeple of a church, in old towers, and 
ruined edifices. They have likewise been 
