. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . UJra-wii Dii S lonely ,S(m »a^ JUiJ^»<th CORNIX HuoDED Ckow, NoiiWAY Cuow The Hooded Crow leaves the shores of England duringthe spring of the year (no breeding place, that I ara aware of,existing on the English coast) and retires further north forthe purposes of incubation. It is then tolerably abundant inScotland, and i
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . UJra-wii Dii S lonely ,S(m »a^ JUiJ^»<th CORNIX HuoDED Ckow, NoiiWAY Cuow The Hooded Crow leaves the shores of England duringthe spring of the year (no breeding place, that I ara aware of,existing on the English coast) and retires further north forthe purposes of incubation. It is then tolerably abundant inScotland, and is dispersed sparingly through the Orkney andShetland Islands. It seems to accommodate itself with per-fect indifference with regard to the situation of its nest. InScotland it is found, according to Selby, in trees, rocks, andprecipices on the sea shore. In Shetland, where trees do notexist, and it would be almost as difficult to find a stick, itbuilds its nest upon the cliffs or single rocks, which rise abovethe ocean, and resorts to the same substitute as the eagles,forming it of the long and very flexible branches of the largersea weeds, lining it with quantities of dry grass, wool, hair,and any other soft material. In Norway, i
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