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equalled by some foreign species — the celebrated 
Nightingale, L. luscinia. Also our familiar friend 
Eobin Eedbreast, Erithacus ruhecula, the beautiful 
Bluethroats, Cyanecula, and the two Redstarts, the 
common Ruticilla phoenicurus and the black R. titys, 
are here exhibited. 
Near the Tits is also a dowdy-looking bird which 
requires the attention of visitors, as it is not well known 
by all, although not a rare bird in our parks, woods, and 
larger gardens : the Tree-Creeper, Certhia familiaris, 
the English race of which, C. familiaris brittanica 
(sic !), differs perceptibly from the Continental form. 
Some exotic species of the Timeliidae are also on view. 
Bird Case V. 
On the top shelves are displayed the Crows, Ravens, 
and the rest of the wide-spread family of the Corvidae, 
which are, perhaps, the most highly developed birds. 
They are the largest Passerine birds. In England 
we have still the large Raven, Corvus corax, while 
the Carrion Crow, C, corone, is found breeding every- 
where, but its grey congener, C. cornix, the Hooded 
Crow, is only a winter visitor in most counties, except 
in the north of Scotland, while the Rook, C.frugilegus, 
breeds most frequently in colonies. 
A smaller and more elegant form is the lively little 
Jackdaw, C. monedula, also a common British bird. 
The Magpie, Pica pica (or caudata), and the Common 
Jay, Garrulus glandarius,\!Q\ong also to the Corvidae, 
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