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rolled up in the shape of a case, and halted with a 
piece of raw flesh ; as the Crow introduces his head to 
devour the bait, whicli is in the narrow part, the 
paper, being besmeared with birdlime, sticks to tlie 
feathers of the neck, and he remains liooded ; unable 
to rid his eyes of the bandage, he rises perpendicularly 
into the air, the better to avoid striking against any- 
thing, until, quite exhausted, he sinks down, always 
near the spot from which lie mounted. 
The Chough (^Corvus Graculus) called the Cornish 
Chough, from its frequenting that county more than 
any other in Britain, is a less powerful bird than the 
Crow, and resorts generally to the sea-coasts, espe- 
cially those that are washed by the Atlantic and the 
Channel, where there are rocks or lofty ruins to serve 
it for resting-places. 
The Chough is black, with a tinge of violet, and the 
bill and legs are red. The bill being much weaker 
than that of the Crows in general, and curved nearly 
the whole of its length, is not adapted for the hard 
labour that those birds have sometimes to perform, 
its food is therefore of a somewhat dillerent character ; 
and as its claws are sharp and crooked, partaking 
more of a prehensile than scraping character, it is 
evidently a surface-feeder, and its food animal or soft 
vegetable matter, or both. There is much of these 
to be picked up on the shores, or the banks of rivers 
at the reflux of the waters, and there the Chough is to 
be found. ,It is likewise said to be fond of those wild 
berries which are generally abundant in the humid 
or marshy parts of the uplands, and these furnish it 
at least with a seasonal supply. It is said also to 
