. . ■^^fssM ^^hC^-** >.^c--?^ 94 ,^- HORNED LAKk5 CROWS, JAYS, ETC. 867 he soars in the air, after the manner of the EuropeanSkylark. MAGPIE The Magpie is a handsome scamp. Like the Canadajay, he is a born thief and has the same sneaking wayswhich other members of the crow family possess. Magpiesusually confine themselves to rough or mountainous regions,chiefly from New Mexico, Colorado, and Montana west-ward to the coast. The only other species common to theAmerican continent is the yellow-billed Magpie, inhabitingthe
. . ■^^fssM ^^hC^-** >.^c--?^ 94 ,^- HORNED LAKk5 CROWS, JAYS, ETC. 867 he soars in the air, after the manner of the EuropeanSkylark. MAGPIE The Magpie is a handsome scamp. Like the Canadajay, he is a born thief and has the same sneaking wayswhich other members of the crow family possess. Magpiesusually confine themselves to rough or mountainous regions,chiefly from New Mexico, Colorado, and Montana west-ward to the coast. The only other species common to theAmerican continent is the yellow-billed Magpie, inhabitingthe coast region of southern California. Magpies are long-billed birds, probably handsomer thanother members of the family except the jays. The flight,Hke that of the blue jay, is straight, horizontal, and are very fond of feeding on the carcasses of sheepand cattle. While collecting over the stock ranges in theYellowstone region of Montana, I always encountered mag-pies about the herders camps. These birds are not so noisyas many jays, despite the fact we often hear the expres-sion, chatter like magpies. The bir
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