BRITISH BIRDS. 75 
THE MAGPIE. 
PIANET. 
( Corvus Pica, Lin. — La Pie, Buff.) 
Its length is about eighteen inches : Bill ftrong 
and black ; eyes hazel ; the head, neck, and breail 
are of a deep black, which is finely contrafied with 
the fnowy whitenefs of the brealt and fcapulars ; 
the neck feathers are very long, extending down 
the back, leaving only a fmall fpace, of a greyifh. 
afh Colour, between them and the tail coverts, 
which are black ; the plumage in general is gloffed 
with green, purple, and blue, which catch the eye 
in different lights ; its tail is very long, and wedge- 
