. Birds. Birds. PICA. 37 Habits. This Jackdaw is in babits much the same as its westeru cousin but in the wikler parts of its habitat it is essentially a cliff bird. It is very fond of company, and numerous birds are often seen togetlier, though it can hardly be called gregarious like the Eook. Its food consists of all kinds ol" grain, seeds, fruit and insects. It will also kill and eat mice, lizards and nestlings of other species, thougli not nearly to the same extent as the Carrion- Crow or Eaven. Our Indian and Central Asian bird has been again separated by Kleinschmidt as having the u
. Birds. Birds. PICA. 37 Habits. This Jackdaw is in babits much the same as its westeru cousin but in the wikler parts of its habitat it is essentially a cliff bird. It is very fond of company, and numerous birds are often seen togetlier, though it can hardly be called gregarious like the Eook. Its food consists of all kinds ol" grain, seeds, fruit and insects. It will also kill and eat mice, lizards and nestlings of other species, thougli not nearly to the same extent as the Carrion- Crow or Eaven. Our Indian and Central Asian bird has been again separated by Kleinschmidt as having the under parts darker and the wing longer than in liussian birds hut the fine series in the British Museum does not endorse this diaf'iiosis. Genus PICA Brisson, 1700. There is but one species of Pica in India containing three sub- species which grade into one another in the areas where thev meet, but which are well differentiated over large tracts of country in which their characteristics are quite Fig. 8.—Head of P. jyica Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, E. C. Stuart (Edward Charles Stuart), 1864-1944; Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blanford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London : Taylor & Francis
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