. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ROBINS NEST IN THE CORNER OF A TOOL SHED,. ROBINS NEST IN A HEDGE BOTTOM, CONTAINING AYOUNG CUCKOO. 236 niilTTSlI BTTWS XESTS. ROOK. Description of Parent Birds. — Length fromeighteen to twenty-one inches. Beak large, strong,arched towards the point, and hlack. Round thebase of the bill in the adult bird the skin is bare,scurvy, and light grey. This feature readily dis-tinguishes it from the Carrion Crow. Irides darkbrown. The whole of the plumage is black, glossedwith rich purple on the upper-parts. Legs, toes,and claws
. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ROBINS NEST IN THE CORNER OF A TOOL SHED,. ROBINS NEST IN A HEDGE BOTTOM, CONTAINING AYOUNG CUCKOO. 236 niilTTSlI BTTWS XESTS. ROOK. Description of Parent Birds. — Length fromeighteen to twenty-one inches. Beak large, strong,arched towards the point, and hlack. Round thebase of the bill in the adult bird the skin is bare,scurvy, and light grey. This feature readily dis-tinguishes it from the Carrion Crow. Irides darkbrown. The whole of the plumage is black, glossedwith rich purple on the upper-parts. Legs, toes,and claws black. The female is, as a rule, smaller and less brilliant. Situation and Locality.—Amongst the highestbranches of tall trees, in colonies or rookeries ofvarious sizes, throughout the country. I have seencolonies of a dozen birds in an isolated clump ofash trees away up in bleak hilly districts, and asa contrast to this, it may be mentioned that in1847 it was computed that Newliston Rookery,near Edinburgh, contained no less than 2,663 nests. Materials.—Sticks and twigs knitted and plasteredtogether with
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