‘THE BIRDS OF DEVON.’ 15 
Common Crossbill (p. 71). 
_A pair bred in a garden at Hatherleigh in North Devon, in June 1394 
(C. F. Glinn, in lét.). A female was shot at Bystock, near Exmouth, in 
March 1895. 
Chough (p. 83). 
We were pleased to read in an Ilfracombe newspaper that three 
Choughs had been seen there in May 1895. 
Magpie (p. 87.). 
Mr. E. A. 8. Elliot writes to us (July 29th, 1895):—‘‘ The keeper at 
Buckland-tout-Saints sent me in five Magpies on Saturday, evidently a 
brood, two old and three young; all the white parts, breasts, scapulars, 
and white on the primaries, instead of being white, are buft-coloured ; in 
one of the young, indeed, the colour was deep enough to be described as 
red.” 
Rook (p. 93). 
When the Rooks are darting about the sky they say in North Devon, 
**See how these Crows are maaviming; we shall have rough weather.” 
The truth of this we have recently proved. 
Raven (p. 96). 
We saw a pair of Ravens near Slapton Ley, May 9th, 1895. Mr. E. A. 
S. Elliot reports that ‘‘ they were more numerous than ever, breeding in 
small coverts even, and are a great nuisance generally.” 
The Rey. W. Willimott has informed us that thirty-seven Ravens were 
counted assembled together round a dead steer near Caerhayes Castle, in 
Cornwall. After the birds had departed the ground was found to be 
covered with wing- and tail-feathers shed during their fierce fighting with 
one another. We (M. A. M.) have in our possession a remarkable clutch 
of six Raven’s eggs taken from Dennis Cliff, Tintagel, on April 13th, 
1892, which are very long and pyriform in shape, and almost unicolorous, 
being a pale bluish green all over, with hardly any markings. The nest 
was composed of large sticks, and lined with heath, grass, and wool, and 
was only to be reached with the aid of a rope, and with great difficulty. 
We have seen a very similar clutch in Dr. Propert’s fine collection of eggs 
taken at St. David's. 
