. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Magpie The genus Corvus, or Crow, includes not only theCrows proper, but also the Jackdaw and the Raven, allof which are big glossy black birds. The Jackdaw(C. monedula) breeds throughout the Palsearctic regionas far eastward as the Yenisei river, with the exceptionof the more Arctic parts of Europe, the Faeroes andIceland ; it is easily distinguished by its grey nape,while its note is not a caw, but a repetition of jake, P(fsscre8 91 jake. The curious tumbling flight, the gregarioushabits, and the thievish propensities are matters ofcom
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Magpie The genus Corvus, or Crow, includes not only theCrows proper, but also the Jackdaw and the Raven, allof which are big glossy black birds. The Jackdaw(C. monedula) breeds throughout the Palsearctic regionas far eastward as the Yenisei river, with the exceptionof the more Arctic parts of Europe, the Faeroes andIceland ; it is easily distinguished by its grey nape,while its note is not a caw, but a repetition of jake, P(fsscre8 91 jake. The curious tumbling flight, the gregarioushabits, and the thievish propensities are matters ofcommon knowledge ; the food consists of insects,worms, slieeps parasites, and so forth,- and also of anyeggs the bird can procure. Single pairs often choosehollow trees or chimneys for their big stick and wool. 1) Magpies nest nest, but colonies are very common and build in holesin cliffs, ruins, church towers, and other like places, aswell as in rabbit-holes on the hills. Some half-dozengreen or more rarely bluish eggs are laid, with black,brown, and olive blotches or spots. The Raven (C corax) is now a rare bird in mostplaces, though formerly it commonly bred inland in 92 Order I big trees ; such sites for the nest are practically amatter of ancient history in our southern counties,those now chosen being on hill-side crags or sea-sidecliffs, and usually in spots very difficult of access on
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