BRITISH BIRDS. 
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The length of this bird is thirteen inches : The 
bill is about two inches long, and black ; the eyes 
hazel ; the upper part of the head and back part of 
the neck are black ; its general colour is that of a 
dulky brown, covered with triangular fpots of 
white ; the wings are black ; greater wing coverts 
tipped with white ; the tail is white at the tip ; the 
reft black ; rump white ; legs and claws black. 
There are very few inftances known of this 
bird having been feen in England : It is common 
in Germany, is found alfo in Sweden and Den- 
mark, and frequents the moft mountainous parts 
of thofe countries. It makes its neft in holes of 
THE NUTCRACKER. 
(C 
orvus 
Lin . — Le Caffe Noix, Buff.) 
