. The birds of our country. . MAGPIE. PICA CAUDATA. Family Passerid^, Sub-family CoRViN.^. Genus Pica. Mag—Madge—Pianet—Pyet. The Magpie is resident in most wooded districts of England, Scotland and Ireland. It is gradually be- coming far less common than formerly on account of its persecution at the hands of gamekeepers, for it destroys many young pheasants and chicks in the spring. When seen in its wild state with its plumage undamaged, it is one of the handsomest birds we have. Its head, throat, breast and back are black, the lower part of the breast is white, the wings are black, richly gl
. The birds of our country. . MAGPIE. PICA CAUDATA. Family Passerid^, Sub-family CoRViN.^. Genus Pica. Mag—Madge—Pianet—Pyet. The Magpie is resident in most wooded districts of England, Scotland and Ireland. It is gradually be- coming far less common than formerly on account of its persecution at the hands of gamekeepers, for it destroys many young pheasants and chicks in the spring. When seen in its wild state with its plumage undamaged, it is one of the handsomest birds we have. Its head, throat, breast and back are black, the lower part of the breast is white, the wings are black, richly glossed with green and with a patch of pure white. The long tail is a beautiful metallic green and purple. It makes a capital pet; and by "pet" I do not. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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