. Cassell's natural history . but much lighter. remaining i:)arts black with agrayish tinge on the upper side, and a bluish on the under. Tlie black is variouslyglossed with blue and violet reflexions. These are the ordinarj- colours; but like allbirds that inliabit cultivated lands, and are of course affected by the diflerenccs to whichcultivation gives rise, jackdaws vary considerably in colour, partly from ago, partly not ;sometimes the gray is nearly white, at other times the bird is black all over; and therearc manv sUglitor and intermediate variations. Holes anil chinks are the imme
. Cassell's natural history . but much lighter. remaining i:)arts black with agrayish tinge on the upper side, and a bluish on the under. Tlie black is variouslyglossed with blue and violet reflexions. These are the ordinarj- colours; but like allbirds that inliabit cultivated lands, and are of course affected by the diflerenccs to whichcultivation gives rise, jackdaws vary considerably in colour, partly from ago, partly not ;sometimes the gray is nearly white, at other times the bird is black all over; and therearc manv sUglitor and intermediate variations. Holes anil chinks are the immediate places in wliich jackdaws nestle; but tlicso mustbo elevated above the level ground, and the higher they are the bird likes theni thebetter. It is probable tliat the original instinct is the protection of its eggs and youngfrom the weasels. Rocks, the edges of neglected quarries, the proj<!cting parapets ofbridges, , steeples, ruins, and various other places, are the luuuits (if this hiid. • Corvus G U () r 1 () 1 1 I I. K () N s.
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