. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE HOODED CKOW tuniei! out to be ratlier a highly-coloureil egg, Init of the onliiiiuy tyj)e. I may mention tliat in tlie nest 1 also found a piece of lianl clay (about the size of the smallest of the four eggs), with distinct niai-ks of a bird's beak upon it. The only reason I can tliink of to account for this strange conduct on the part of the Jackdaw is that it may have been done to make the eggs less conspicuous to any wandering Jay, the nest being placed not far from the mouth of the hole, and the eggs, conseriuentlyj more or less in
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE HOODED CKOW tuniei! out to be ratlier a highly-coloureil egg, Init of the onliiiiuy tyj)e. I may mention tliat in tlie nest 1 also found a piece of lianl clay (about the size of the smallest of the four eggs), with distinct niai-ks of a bird's beak upon it. The only reason I can tliink of to account for this strange conduct on the part of the Jackdaw is that it may have been done to make the eggs less conspicuous to any wandering Jay, the nest being placed not far from the mouth of the hole, and the eggs, conseriuentlyj more or less in sight of a passing bird. I showed the eggs and clay to Professor Newton and others, after one of the 'Zoo' meeting-s, and, if I rememlier rightly, you also saw them your- self ; if no,'- then, you have seen them in my cabinet, and will remember them. On the 26th of April, .1874, I took four eggs out of the very nest above mentioned, but they had nothing extraordinary about ; Mr. Dresser adds : " I have seen the eggs above described by ]\Ir. Wharton, and can confirm what he says respecting their being evenly and carefully daubed ; and I should say that there is no doubt it was done by the bird Itself, but for what reason it is impossible to say with certainty. It appears probable that it was done for the purpose of conceal- ; The Jackdaw measures about thirteen inches in length, and is of a black colour, with purplish wings and tail, the back having somewhat of a gi-eyish shads on ''the margins of the feathers. The crown of the head is glossy blue- black, forming a cap, whUe the c >mmo neck is hoary grey, inclining to silvery grey near the cap, becoming somewhat whiter on the lowi black; eye bluish-white. The sexes are alike in size and jilumage. sides of the neck. Bill and feet THE HOODED CROW (Coronc comix). The distribution of the present species over Europe is somewhat singular, as. although it occurs in nearly every country, it cannot be said to
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