| 单词 | jackdaw |
| 例句 | I threw a rock at a jackdaw that waddled over toward Oliver’s grave. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I did not like the jackdaws that perched on trees and gravestones and I did not want to leave Oliver with them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But he did not engage the jackdaws and Hazel saw him pick up another carrot and start back with it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad said I shouldn’t throw rocks at jackdaws, they might be somebody’s soul. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I wish I had a rock to hit that jackdaw. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mam lets out a long cry, Oh, Jesus, Jesus, and a jackdaw croaks in a tree. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her jackdaw dæmon looked down from her shoulder and turned his head away from Malcolm too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The album’s closest approach to a pop song is “Interference,” a despondent breakup ballad — “We stare into each other’s eyes/ Like jackdaws, like ravens” — with clearly defined verses and choruses. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Releases a Surprise Album 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z There are hot meals in cafes, good wine poured, music in the air, the thrill of a secret manuscript in the fingers, jackdaws watching from fences. A Dark Cavalcade of New Horror Fiction 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z In an early scene, we see her preserving a dead jackdaw, clutching a scalpel that “looked like a stiletto,” a tool that in other households would be used for paring fruit, “not flesh.” ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’: From the author of ‘Labyrinth,’ a tale of revenge 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Spur of the Moment puts on stage the jackdaw chatter, the fluffy vulnerability and the vulture behaviour of pre-teen chicks. Spur of the Moment; Pygmalion; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist; The Magical Menagerie 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Energy and abundance aside, though, it is the dark, quietly attentive poems that impress most, like the fallen jackdaw in one poem, "its neck twisted as though broken / from straining to see the incredible." Poetry in brief - reviews 2011-08-12T21:55:08Z Could be a magpie or a jackdaw or a jay, I suppose, but I think she’s a raven. Philip Pullman on what drew him back to the world of His Dark Materials 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Her bedroom menagerie included an orphaned crow, a badger cub, a wounded jackdaw and a whole nest of baby bullfinches. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “The house felt more like a night zoo,” Nathaniel says, “with moles and jackdaws and shambling beasts who happened to be chess players, a gardener, a possible greyhound thief, a slow-moving opera singer.” A Mother Keeps Wartime Secrets in Michael Ondaatje’s New Novel 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z To observe the birds' behaviour, scientists attached audio recorders to trees where jackdaws roost in Cornwall over two winters. 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Like many poets before him, he had a keen sense of how memory could repose in objects, whether “dungy sticks / In a jackdaw’s nest” or “a marble bust commanding the parterre.” May I Disinherit My Right-Wing Daughters? 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The Victorian dovecote in the eaves of the coach house may even remain home to the family of jackdaws now living there. At Her Home in Suffolk, Olivia Laing Finds Fresh Inspiration 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z I forgive everything I can think of one by one – the cars driving past too fast, the jackdaws for ransacking the bird feeder, the universe for torturing me, myself for torturing me. ‘It’s as if I’m falling from a 50-storey building’: a year without sleep 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z “Our results show that jackdaws use the ability to discriminate between each other’s voices when deciding whether to join in potentially risky collective activities.” Jackdaw birds can tell humans apart — and remember which ones are violent 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z When wind noises were played instead, the birds did not leave, indicating that jackdaws responded specifically to calls rather than simply noise disturbance. 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z In February it challenged the general licences that allow farmers to shoot birds including wood pigeons, jackdaws and magpies that damage crops or attack livestock. Dead crows hung from TV presenter's gate 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “We were learning that the internet behaved like a clattering of jackdaws,” Rusbridger writes. Does Journalism Have a Future? 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Today, “birds” alone lists woodpeckers, crossbills, jackdaws, crows, robins, thrushes, blue tits and great tits, goldfinches, bullfinches, ospreys, lapwings, oystercatchers, kestrels, a pheasant and several varieties of owl. From sharks to chimps to moon bears: tales of a supervet 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z For some species, like the Eurasian jackdaw, their sounds are used to warn each other about dangerous humans approaching. Jackdaw birds can tell humans apart — and remember which ones are violent 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Thousands of jackdaws can suddenly take to the morning skies in winter, creating a whirling black cloud of creatures. 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z She belongs to that family of birds that steal things – the jackdaws, the rooks, crows and magpies – and I admire those birds. Philip Pullman: ‘My daemon is a raven, a bird that steals things’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Pretty soon, there were jackdaws all over the place, with their schizophrenic late-capitalist accelerated signifiers. Does Journalism Have a Future? 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Later they were joined by an orphaned crow, an injured jackdaw, a badger cub and a nest of baby bullfinches rendered homeless by a neighbor’s hedge-pruning. What Animals Taught Me About Being Human 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z In a new study published in Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the University of Exeter observed 34 jackdaw bird houses. Jackdaw birds can tell humans apart — and remember which ones are violent 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z In Norfolk roosts of 40,000 jackdaws have been observed leaving trees en masse. 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z This morning, as I filled the feeders in my garden, a flock of small passerines hopped about in the hedges while three jackdaws perched expectantly on the eaves above. Why Do We Feed Wild Animals? 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Charming and quick-witted, Silva had a jackdaw’s gift for spotting bright and shiny ideas. Should your kids learn to code? | Gaby Hinsliff 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z We worked out afterwards that the bird was a jackdaw. Birds that bring gifts and do the gardening 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Researchers landed on this conclusion because the jackdaws that received the fabricated warning calls returned to their bird boxes twice as fast on average. Jackdaw birds can tell humans apart — and remember which ones are violent 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z To test their findings, the scientists played back the recordings at jackdaws and observed that the roosts responded to the sounds, departing six minutes earlier on average. 'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z These included the buzzard, magpie, jackdaw and wood pigeon. Loft insulation 'aids bird decline' 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z It is also seeking evidence for whether the jackdaw, jay and collared dove should continue to be killed under general licences that prevent agricultural damage. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Ms Davidson found that when the jackdaws investigating the nest boxes encountered a picture of a jackdaw with bright eyes, they approached the entrance less and were less likely to perch outside the box. Jackdaws protect nests 'with eyes' 2014-02-05T01:26:18Z The jackdaws that received the positive contact calls took longer to return to their nests. Jackdaw birds can tell humans apart — and remember which ones are violent 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z The intelligence of the corvid family—a group of birds that includes crows, ravens, magpies, rooks and jackdaws—rivals that of apes and dolphins. Crows Show Off Their Social Skills 2013-08-26T12:45:00.570Z The jackdaw is currently doing well in the gardens at Aberglasney which are open to the public. Rare sighting of albino jackdaw 2013-06-24T13:31:39Z There are 120 bird species in the corvid family, which includes crows, ravens, magpies, jays, jackdaws, and rooks. Seven Things You Didn't Know About Ravens, Superbowl Edition 2013-02-04T23:15:03.280Z Many species in the family, including ravens and jackdaws, are social animals; meaning that they live together in groups some or all of the time. Jays switch food-finding tactics 2012-09-25T08:35:49Z Species represented at the sites include ravens, crows, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, various types of eagle and vulture, red and black kites, kestrels and falcons. Neanderthals 'harvested feathers' 2012-09-17T21:21:08Z The unseasonal weather buffets willow, blackberry flowers, cocksfoot and sorrel along the defunct trackbed of the Atlantic Coast Express, and a few jackdaws rise above the quarry's sheltering cliffs. Country diary: Delabole, Cornwall: Guided tour of a slate quarry reveals slabs of history and modern methods 2012-06-19T19:59:01Z Survival rates for albino jackdaws, normally black, tend to be lower and so they are only rarely seen. Rare sighting of albino jackdaw 2013-06-24T13:31:39Z We ate lunch in a pub garden, and a host of jackdaws swooped down to eat the chips we threw. Simon Hoggart's week: Obama rapped for the euro crisis 2012-05-18T20:00:01Z The team used recordings of human voices and jackdaw calls to test the birds' responses. Crows know familiar human voices 2012-05-11T11:16:34Z One of Aunt May's foibles was to regard as potential jackdaws everybody not situated so advantageously as herself. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The red and white flag of jacobin rebellion was pulled under, and a clamorous crowd of disturbed jackdaws rose from the turrets and hung squalling and circling over the ancient and lofty walls. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z When I realised that it was in fact an albino jackdaw I quickly took a picture on my mobile. Rare sighting of albino jackdaw 2013-06-24T13:31:39Z She went out with her husband, and they walked, by his wish, to the old beech-wood, where the jackdaws built, and down the course of the river. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The crows would react more when they heard the call of a familiar jackdaw The researchers repeated the same experiment using calls from jackdaws that shared the crows' aviaries. Crows know familiar human voices 2012-05-11T11:16:34Z The jackdaw picks up feathers which have fallen from the peacocks, sticks them among his own, and introduces himself into the assembly of those proud birds. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Alas! only the echoes came back, the pert jackdaws cried out insolently far above him and mocked him in a clamorous crowd from the ruined gables. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z In the ivy the jackdaws were always busy, and the children had many a perilous climb trying to reach the coveted nests. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z A jackdaw flew by with a human bone in her beak, and she let it fall down the chimney. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z "My money's on the northern one, under the jackdaw." In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z But the Jackdaw forgot herself and croaked in jackdaw fashion. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The cliffs are rotten at one point, unclimbably vertical at another, and perhaps at a third the climber is pestered by clouds of angry jackdaws. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Neither the raven, rook, crow, nor jackdaw visits the islands; but there is a handsome bird which is very numerous, especially in the north island. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z An experience I had one day when I was new to the forest and used occasionally to lose myself, gave me some idea of the numbers of jackdaws breeding in Savernake. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z At Bull Run, when the sun was low, Each Southern face grew pale as snow, While loud as jackdaws rose the crow Of Yankees boasting terribly! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z The Jackdaw flew back to her friends, but the jackdaws were frightened at her, seeing her white, and themselves drove her away. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The verandah is just under the tower where the pigeons dwell, and a couple of tame jackdaws have built a nest and brought out young. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The chough, which, in addition to plumage dark and glossy like that of the jackdaw, displays a beak and legs of bright scarlet. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z The ordinary or unobservant person sees and hears far more of the jackdaw than of any other bird in Bath. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Winter was coming; leaves were falling from the trees; flocks of ravens, crows, and jackdaws had deserted the forests, and were flying over the villages and towns of the Commonwealth. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "I've got a little news for both of you," said the scout leader of the Wolf Patrol, as they journeyed on, chattering like so many jackdaws. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z Her friends repeated the pleasing phrase enthusiastically; and, for several minutes, she stood, like the jackdaw in the fable, enjoying her borrowed plumes, while the rest chattered like a party of magpies. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z On the earth a wilderness; in the air flocks of ravens, crows, jackdaws, and vultures, which had flown hither, God knows whence, to the Cossack harvest. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Walking round to get a better sight, I saw a jackdaw standing on the turf before her, very busily pecking at her face. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Over all the jackdaws chime and chatter, for it is their home now, and they share it with the owl and the flittermouse. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z The jackdaw could not have originally built in tall stone buildings. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z All in the noontide, wend we to market,— Hear the folk a-chaffering like jackdaws up and down. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z I protest I could have taught a jackdaw to have spoke better in two days. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z "Did you never read �sop's fable of the jackdaw?" The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z The traps that he used were designed to catch crows, rooks and jackdaws but were illegal for trapping birds of prey, the court heard. Gamekeeper put live bait in traps 2011-06-13T12:42:12Z Rooks, jackdaws, and pigeons find their building materials in this way, where trees or hedges have been cut; yet even then it must require some patience. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z I have heard of things having been stolen by jackdaws and mice—and monkeys—and I believe there has been some monkey business here.” Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z "Feb. 17.—Rooks busy at nests, jackdaws at steeple; sliding down with wings extended, 4.50, to gardens below at great speed." The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z “I saw one have it in with a jackdaw,” she said, referring to a British crow that is itself no shrinking violet. British Parakeet Boom Is a Mystery, and a Mess 2011-05-13T19:01:28Z And I never thought of chattering jackdaws cawing the matter from the house-tops. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z They use also a great deal of material rearranged from the nests of last year—that is, rooks and jackdaws. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The door was partially opened, and a jackdaw was seen perched on one of the casks. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Lud, sir, what signifies your strutting about there like a jackdaw, and there's the foreman waiting to take home that suit of clothes on you. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z We leaned over on the thick leaves and tendrils to pull the pungent berries, when out flew two scared jackdaws just below. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z She says it quite calmly, and with a sort of smile, her eyes still fixed on the jackdaws. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Anywhere, in short, high up and well sheltered, suits the jackdaw. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Then Joan went to market To buy her some fowls, She bought a jackdaw And a couple of owls. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Look at your pretty books there, a hundred minds you have pecked at, bright things of the spirit that attracted you as jewels attract a jackdaw. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Up at the very top the jackdaws had a gloriously independent life of it all to themselves. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Sociability.—Animals of many kinds are social; we find even distinct species living together, as with some American monkeys, and with the united flocks of rooks, jackdaws, and starlings. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z Now, the low huts of primeval peoples would hardly attract the jackdaw. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z "There isn't as much meat on her as 'd fatten a jackdaw," said Flurry, clinking the silver in his pockets as he searched for a matchbox. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Just a few days later dozens of jackdaws were found dead in a residential street in Falkoeping, Sweden. Italian turtle doves found dead 2011-01-07T17:34:20Z Forty jackdaws—the Forty Thieves—got together on the topmost boughs of trees near by and discussed my intentions: Was I loading a gun, or only making a sketch? With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Dozens of jackdaws were found in the centre of Falkoeping prompting comparisons with the mysterious deaths of 3,000 birds in the US. Swedish bird deaths are explained 2011-01-06T18:40:51Z How came the jackdaw to make its nest on church towers in the first place? Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z At 7.30 I was awakened anew by a thunderous sound in the chimney, and a brick crashed into the fireplace, followed at a short interval by two dead jackdaws and their nests. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z And in Sweden, around 100 jackdaws were found dead in the street. Why are dead birds falling from the sky? 2011-01-06T17:11:02Z "Certainly! certainly!" said Tempest, absently, "let us walk, walk," and he strolled away with his hands in his tail-coat pockets, looking something like an elderly jackdaw. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Veterinarian Robert ter Horst says the cause of jackdaws' deaths was unclear but that fireworks were set off near the scene Tuesday night. Dozens of Jackdaws Found Dead in Sweden 2011-01-05T15:18:35Z Poultry are often kept in rickyards, a field or two distant from the homestead, and it is then amusing to watch the impudent attempts of the jackdaws at robbery. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They care no more for a volley of select comminations than the jackdaw of Rheims did for the archbishop's curse. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z And there is that curiously attractive person Martin, the scientist, with his jackdaw and his chemical research, and his chronic impecuniosity. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z New Caledonian crows form part of the corvid family of birds, which also include crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays and magpies. Triple treat - New Caledonian crows extend tool-using tricks 2010-04-20T23:13:00Z Five of the dead jackdaws found in the city of Falkoping were being tested. Dozens of Jackdaws Found Dead in Sweden 2011-01-05T15:18:35Z Out rushes another hen, and up goes the jackdaw. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Prodigies, forsooth!—why, parrots can speak, and jackdaws chatter. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 One morning I awoke early, before the slate-blue crack, with a star wandering across it, which was the jackdaw's front door, had changed to the grey of a winter's morning. Deep Moat Grange Some jackdaws flew out of the nearest belfry, and circled round it, black amid the brightness. Beggars on Horseback As he was standing at his door one day a countryman came up to him with a nest of jackdaws, and accosting him, says, "Master, will you buy a nest of daws?" Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The starling repeated in a comic way the paternoster; the jackdaw welcomed him on his return home; and he rejoiced in the dance of the trained bear. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Then beyond was a better thought, for the very indifference that piqued her also awoke respect, and he seemed to her, as she had told him, an eagle among jackdaws. Rockhaven It was from him, for instance, that I got the idea of the rook's feather, while the jackdaws, chunnering to themselves up above and occasionally descending to peck, did the rest. Deep Moat Grange "Gad, how little there is in heredity, after all, when we so often see eagles breeding jackdaws and lions bringing forth mice!" The Riddle of the Night A flight of jackdaws from the Temple were going over the jail, and Tom Moor's bird mixed among them. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry In some of the rooms the floors had jagged pits, and there was not one which was not defiled by jackdaws, owls, and bats. Plashers Mead A Novel You take right and wrong too seriously and are like an eagle caged with jackdaws. Rockhaven If your father wrote that and tied it to the jackdaw's tail—as is likely—he will be in some o' them places—up a steeple of a church, most like; nobody goes there. Deep Moat Grange In such hands, sparrows become linnets, owls appear to have died of apoplexy, kestril eyes shine in Civetta's sockets, and the jackdaw has a pupil like the vulture. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 The gardener was then laying the plats of the Temple gardens, and as often as he placed them in the day the jackdaws pulled them up by night. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry In one of its many guest rooms, near an open window, about which crows and jackdaws hung with swirl and clamor, there sat, many years ago, a stockily-built, firm-featured, fearless-eyed man writing a letter. Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 The greater part of the world is content to strut, like the jackdaw, in peacock's feathers. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 I got 'un off the tail of a jackdaw when I was thinnin' out them rooks up at our old ellums by the hall. Deep Moat Grange Fairfax had gone flying on his well foot and his lame foot like a jackdaw. Fairfax and His Pride In fact, the only really good or pious bird of the kind on record known to me, is the jackdaw of Rheims sung by Ingoldsby Barham. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series They chattered like jackdaws about a church tower. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The June sun stole through the stained windows of the beautiful Minster, and looked into the jackdaws' nests on St. Mary's Tower. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls "But that's no jackdaw's feather," I said; for, indeed, it was much bigger. Deep Moat Grange He turned brusquely from the window, paced his room a few times, limping up and down it, the lame jackdaw, the crippled bird in his cage, and his heart swelled in his breast. Fairfax and His Pride As a mischief-making, thieving, and chattering bird of black colour, the jackdaw was naturally considered evil, and witches, or their imps, often assumed its form. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series Shakespeare always refers to the jackdaw as the “daw.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare I am surrounded by woodpeckers, jackdaws, magpies, and other devouring creatures, and think myself very unfortunate. The Bird and Insects' Post Office Of course, I did not hide from myself that as the days went by, marked, for me, only by the lighting and darkening of my jackdaw's entrance above, many things would certainly be happening outside. Deep Moat Grange The jackdaws had their nests in the hollow places of these elms; for the elm as it ages becomes full of cavities. The Hills and the Vale The jackdaws had forestalled me in my discovery, and had had undisturbed possession for two centuries, having got access through a hole under the eaves of the roof. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land And I did my best not to look up to the jackdaws circling round the towers or the old river running away to Rome. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. Besides, there are one or two awkward customers among them, such as the crow, for instance, and the rook and the jackdaw, who all belong to the same family. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories There were the exits and the entrances of the jackdaws to witness against that. Deep Moat Grange "Be off, you jackdaw, be off!" he returned, with visible irritation as he pushed him away. The Grandee For all that he was eaten up, because the nine children wanted food, whatever it might be, and the jackdaw scolded loudly for bread, but got less and less daily. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls Are you so weak in natural history, or have you forgotten that the jackdaw is a most respectable family bird? Fathers and Children You chatter in church like jackdaws, Words that would wake the dead, Were there one breath of life in you, One drop of blood,” he said. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems For the very next day I caught one of the jackdaws that came to seek shelter about my dungeon, entering through a crack high in the arched roof. Deep Moat Grange They passed through the Alameda of dense cypresses, an inky blot as on glaring manila paper, while the shade overhead was profane with jackdaws. The Missourian Little enough the nine had to share with Meister Hans, as they called the jackdaw, for they lived on black beans and black rye-bread. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls No, let him alone; he's turned jackdaw now. Fathers and Children There was an old jackdaw that certainly did; for he hopped and hopped along after the master with the saddest expression I ever saw bird wear. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Violet," said Amy Warrener, as they were leisurely driving along the quiet ways, under the crumbling gray cliffs, where the jackdaws were flying, "where shall we go for a climb? The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 To impose on a child to get by heart a long scroll of phrases without any ideas, is a practice fitter for a jackdaw than for anything that wears the shape of man. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order I know them creeturs—I mean jackdaws, not men, come in at the winder and pull all the pins out of the cushion, and carry 'em off to line their nest with 'em. The Broom-Squire He evidently credits the story of the Bishop of Carlisle, who thinks he saw a jackdaw being tried by a jury of rooks for some misdemeanor. Ways of Nature Suddenly he raised his voice to a high nasal drawl that rang out like a jackdaw's: 'That is very true; and, in this matter of Death you may read in Socrates' Apology. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Alongside this stone they hold a "bird-fair" every summer, where jackdaws, starlings, and other birds are sold, with a few rabbits thrown in; but the fair now is chiefly an excuse for a holiday. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Clouds of black, long-tailed jackdaws flew over our heads and settled abruptly here and there. Aztec Land "I say it again," said the young man, turning his cunning head round, like a jackdaw. The Broom-Squire They buried him about a week ago, a sort of human jackdaw of Rheims without the curse taken off. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule A jackdaw, who witnessed the capture of the lamb, was stirred with envy, and determined to emulate the strength and flight of the eagle. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales A tame jackdaw was hopping among the stones, and a couple of fan-tail pigeons were strutting near him. Lover or Friend Old Wilkinson would be a combination of a mediæval hermit and Robinson Crusoe, and in imagination she already saw him installed in a picturesque log-cabin, with his Manx cat and his tame jackdaw for company. The Madcap of the School Newman is said to have had a jackdaw. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time "Heaven knows," Navailles commented. �sop interrupted the discussion with a dry laugh, dimly suggestive of the cackle of a jackdaw. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama Men carry long ladders, and with blunt iron hooks take out the young jackdaws, and if there are no buyers they throw them to the ground. Highways and Byways in Surrey He will forget anything but some green roof that has flashed past him on the road, or a jackdaw on a cross—that he will remember. The Brothers Karamazov There was a blue sky, and the rooks and jackdaws were circling in a clear air about the church tower and over the old Market-Cross. The Chestermarke Instinct There's the magpies, you know, that steal; and the crows that fight; and the jackdaws that are saucy, and lots of others that get into trouble. Policeman Bluejay "Your advice," said Cicero, "were good if we were to fight jackdaws." Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature If the young jackdaws are taken when about a fortnight old, the old ones will not 'go to nest' again that season. Highways and Byways in Surrey It is very well known that jackdaws are accomplished thieves, and their evil fame in this respect has been humorously pictured in the story of "The Jackdaw of Rheims," in the "Ingoldsby Legends." Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young While they were eating out of the bowl with a wooden spoon, a tame jackdaw who had been sitting on an old stool by the fireside, hopped over and perched himself close to Ned. The Magic Soap Bubble Crows and jackdaws came and sat themselves there alternately, and talked of the rigorous weather which was commencing, and how difficult it was to find food in winter. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Ravens and jackdaws passed without injury seeds of stone fruits and others with very hard coats. Seed Dispersal Bird dealers take hampers down to Whistley and bring up all the birds caught, as many as ten dozen of young jackdaws. Highways and Byways in Surrey It seems, however, that other birds besides jackdaws may be occasional robbers, and may cause much mischief. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Then the jackdaw nodded, and hopping down from the stool on which he sat, walked softly over to the door. The Magic Soap Bubble The crows and the jackdaws screamed high in derision, 'From the nest—from the nest! The Sand-Hills of Jutland It should also be noted that jackdaws, ravens, thrushes, and probably many others eject thousands of seeds by the mouth for one which passes through the intestines. Seed Dispersal The reason why they are taken is to stop the increase of jackdaws in the neighbourhood. Highways and Byways in Surrey Some rooks and a hoary-headed jackdaw come down from the trees nearby, quarter the roadway for garbage, and fly away croaking. A Poor Man's House The jackdaw hopped gravely past all this toward the chair of the Gnome King, who stretched out his sceptre, a tall bulrush of gold, and touched the jackdaw, who at once turned into a dwarf. The Magic Soap Bubble I wonder what are the names of birds; I know that parrots are called Poll and Pretty Poll, and jackdaws and magpies Jack and Mag, but such names would not do for you. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good You will find just such a collection of insignificant mysteries in a boy's pocket or a jackdaw's nest. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions In the old days I could fish and climb after the jackdaws’ nests, and make excursions, and read; but I can’t do any of those things now. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War J was a jackdaw Who hopped up and down In the principal street Of a neighboring town. j All through the town! Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk I was forced to take the form of a jackdaw for twenty years because I once said that gold was not as yellow as buttercups nor so bright as sunshine. The Magic Soap Bubble A number of jackdaws and three huge storks had their dwelling here and have now to live pretty much in the heavens, circling over their old home in an excited condition. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" While he was sitting there a crow came along and looked at him hard, but said nothing; and immediately afterwards a jackdaw went over, remarking what a lovely day it was. Wood Magic A Fable M is for Maja, learning to draw; N is for Nicholas, with a jackdaw. Aunt Kitty's Stories They found Eden with his feet up, and his hands round his knees, on the window-seat, perfectly at his ease, and chattering to Power like a young jackdaw. St. Winifred's, or The World of School The only sign of life about the old castle or the uninhabited island was given by two or three jackdaws that wheeled about overhead, and cawed harshly in resentment of this intrusion. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols Do go on, thou weariest of old jackdaws! Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century "Send the jackdaw or the crow," said Ki Ki. Wood Magic A Fable Rooks and jackdaws sometimes take up their quarters near to a heronry, and do you know they steal their eggs, the rogues, and devour them. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Along the top of the further wall a smart and audacious party of jackdaws had stationed themselves, with much ruffling of gray, neck feathers impudent squeakings and chatter. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance I have tried to scatter it wide, so as the finches and larks may have a chance, even when the jackdaws and rooks are at it.' The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols But men have intellect in excess, and so ingenious are they that they keep near them horses, and dogs, and partridges, and jackdaws. Plutarch's Morals "For my part," said Cloctaw, the old jackdaw, taking his seat on a branch of horse-chestnut, "I think it is very disrespectful of the weasel." Wood Magic A Fable It proved to be a kind of jackdaw, of huge stature, which scuttled out of the opening, and disappeared into the summit of Will Tree. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery As he approached, the jackdaws flung themselves gleefully upward from the wall, the sun glinting on their glossy plumage as they circled and sailed away across the park. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance They were painting the jackdaws’ house, and were that moment as perfectly happy as two children could be. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes The jackdaw, who was free, at once came down from the rafters, and, standing before her in slim elegance, raised his blue-grey crest and said “Jark,” the only word he knew. Our Frank and other stories The crow would no longer have a fee-simple of the oak, the jackdaw of the steeple, the rook of the elm, the fox of the burrow, or I of my pollard. Wood Magic A Fable The jackdaws knew it, and whirled in a mad chattering cloud round their old home, with wings flashing and changing in the low sunlight. The Nebuly Coat Thread and worsted are now used in many nests instead of wool and horsehair, and the jackdaw shows an affection for the church steeple which can hardly be explained by instinct. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Dennis’s favours were usually connected with jackdaws, or rabbits, or puppies, and no doubt this would be something of the same kind. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Only he’d have to look out sharp in burning me; for snakes and worms and different kinds of reptiles would creep out of my inside, and crows and magpies and jackdaws would come flying up. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore The chaffinch left at the same time; the fox and the stoat went away together; the crow and the jackdaw accompanied each other a little way. Wood Magic A Fable The belfry story of the centre tower glowed with a pink flush in the sunset, and a cloud of jackdaws wheeled round the golden vanes, chattering and fluttering before they went to bed. The Nebuly Coat A year later, routing out the whole series of printed articles from one of his jackdaw hiding-places, he was inspired by an intense disdain, and burned them in the office stove. Despair's Last Journey Aunt Katharine had given full permission, two immense white aprons, and a liberal supply of paint, which last they were using freely, not only on the jackdaws’ house, but on their own persons. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes His corpse burst, and out of it crept snakes, worms, and all sorts of reptiles, and up came flying crows, magpies, and jackdaws. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore "The jackdaw is very old," said the crow, with a sneer. Wood Magic A Fable If ever my St. George's schools come to any perfection, they shall have every one a jackdaw to give the children their first lessons in arithmetic. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston And harmless, what there is of 'em; but as thievish as a set of jackdaws.' Despair's Last Journey “Can’t I help you?” she asked, as she followed him to the corner where the jackdaws’ house was being put up. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Our jackdaw friend, for economic reasons, had found a lodging elsewhere. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile Cloctaw, the jackdaw, who had flown to the council with him, upon arrival, left his side, and perched rather in the rear. Wood Magic A Fable I'm ever so much better, and the jackdaw has come. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston Thursday, 17th.—Great noise of jackdaws under my vaulted roof at break of day, they having mustered up courage to return to their nests there during the night. Byeways in Palestine Maisie thought so too just then, but presently, when the pain went off, she began to feel sorry that she was not to help with the jackdaws’ house any more. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes There was nobody there, I am sure, who would have been much shocked if, in the circumstances, our jackdaw had been even blasphemously profane. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile "Ah," said the jackdaw, "if that is the case who is to be king?" Wood Magic A Fable But I still can do that jackdaw beautifully. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston The top is crowned with a very venerable tower, so like that of the church just by, that the jackdaws build in it as if it were the true steeple. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II Maisie grew impatient sometimes, for at this rate she thought the jackdaws would not be settled in their home until summer was over. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes In his time Christie had been "reader's" boy at Ballantyne's, in Edinburgh, and in that capacity he had laid hands with a jackdaw assiduity on every scrap of literary interest which he could secure. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile He had reckoned, it seems, upon the assistance of Cloctaw, of St. Paul's, who has great influence among the jackdaws. Wood Magic A Fable Minos interrupts the joy of Ægeus on the return of his son, and wages war against him; having collected troops from all parts, even from Paros, where Arne has been changed into a jackdaw. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Vol. I, Books I-VII He had often told himself that it was the part of prudence to burn those documents, yet some jackdaw quality of setting store by weird trinkets had always saved them from destruction. The Tyranny of Weakness “You can hand me the nails, you know,” said Dennis, as she sat with a sorrowful face on Aunt Katharine’s knee, “and after the jackdaws are in, you can always help to feed them.” Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes To-morrow you must show me everything, the rabbits and the dogs, and the tame jackdaw! The Princess of the School “Tell me, friend Dux,” interrupted the Dominie, “doth a jackdaw die in any peculiar way?” Jacob Faithful “No, but it’s a jackdaw, and you always want to throw stones at jackdaws.” Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel “To be sure we do, along with the jackdaws and ghosts.” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai Until they reached the village, he was so lost in thought that he did not utter a word, but then, coming to a sudden standstill, he exclaimed: “Why shouldn’t we paint the jackdaws’ house!” Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes So do jackdaws and starlings, but very few. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap So Poll turned her eyes up, for all the world like a dying jackdaw.” Jacob Faithful The bird who kept company with the jackdaws had his neck wrung, innocent as he was. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens He led the way into the hall, seized his cap, and went on across the old castle court, stopping to throw a stone at a jackdaw, perched upon one of the old towers. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai He was interested and impressed at first, but very soon ready to dismiss the subject and return to the one which really filled his mind—the painting of the jackdaws’ house. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes “Send some one to ask,” said the jackdaw. Featherland How the Birds lived at Greenlawn Tah!” rang out over our heads just like a mocking laugh, as a couple of jackdaws flew past, their dark shadows seeming to brush us softly as they swept by. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore I want Lindon to see how very near he has been to having his neck wrung through keeping company with a jackdaw. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens For all at once a jackdaw on the inner part of one of the towers uttered what sounded to him a mocking, jeering— Tah! Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai “Paint it!” repeated Maisie vaguely; but meeting a look of scorn from Dennis, she hastily added: “Oh, you mean the jackdaws’ house; but you are pleased about the kitten, aren’t you?” Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes “Ah! to be sure,” said everybody in chorus; and so it was decided that the jackdaw should go and see, and then come back and deliver his report. Featherland How the Birds lived at Greenlawn There are no rooks in the beeches; there isn’t a jackdaw about; and I haven’t seen a rock-dove; all proof that the ravens are here, for the others would not dare to nest near them. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First “Oh, then of course that alters the case, my lad; but you see you were caught amongst the jackdaws, so you must not wonder that I wanted to wring your neck too.” Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days Pennie’s jackdaw, a forward bird, who hopped about with an air of understanding everything, was one day found perched on the tortoise’s shell with the evident intention of making some searching inquiries. The Hawthorns A Story about Children But the jackdaws’ house is a real thing, and we must settle about the colour. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes The old owl said it was a rude boy trying to hoot; while the saucy jackdaw said it was nothing to be afraid of, for it was only old Shoutnight with a bad cold. Featherland How the Birds lived at Greenlawn At the other lived David’s rabbits in numerous hutches, Ambrose’s owl, a jackdaw, a squirrel, and a wonderfully large family of white mice. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Two days after he brought her a young jackdaw. The Armourer's Prentices “And the rabbits and the jackdaw and the owl,” added Ambrose. The Hawthorns A Story about Children The crest-fall'n coxcomb homeward sneaks, And his forsaken comrades seeks; Where'er he comes, with scorn they leave him, And not a jackdaw will receive him. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress Whenever he saw a jay or magpie, a jackdaw or cat, his clicking note always told me of some enemy in sight. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Coming to this conclusion, he turned his eyes to the window and discovered something there which interested him still more, for in a wicker cage above the doctor’s head there was a lively little jackdaw. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Starlings, blackbirds, jays, jackdaws, and ravens can imitate the human voice. The Nursery, No. 109, January, 1876, Vol. XIX. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers It was a terrible curse, but none of the guests seemed the worse for it—except, indeed, the jackdaw. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 A jackdaw, empty, pert and vain, Who held his equals in disdain, One day some beauteous feathers found, Left by a peacock on the ground. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress Besides the squirrels which are constantly there, we see jays, wood-pigeons, jackdaws, rooks, and flocks of the smaller birds; if snow should prevail, a whole rookery will come to see what is to be had. Wild Nature Won By Kindness He had a jackdaw at home, and when he saw this one he felt at once that he and his future master would have one thing in common if they both liked jackdaws. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Others who suffered in the same way he could advise to leave the black-coated jackdaws to their noise—but he could not follow his own counsel. Short Studies on Great Subjects Ivy of astonishing vigour grows here, populous with jackdaws, and trees and shrubs spring from the least likely spots. Highways and Byways in Sussex Resting on the rail under the hawthorn for a minute or two in early spring, when it was too chilly to stay long, I watched a flock of rooks and jackdaws soaring in the sky. Round About a Great Estate Do you suppose, dad, that I 'm to take up with all your friends of the jackdaw days? Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers During these hours of study the jackdaw’s presence was a relief both to Ambrose and his master, though in a different way. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Now, I'll tell you what, lads," said Johnny; "you've made noise enough to frighten all the jackdaws out of the steeple, and there they are flying all about with a pretty cawarring. Stories of Comedy Neither would many birds smoke, they have neither the stamina nor the teeth, but I am certain that crows and jackdaws would chew tobacco eagerly and with true relish. Here are Ladies For that old building represented the loss of hope and contentment in life as much as any once lordly castle whose battlements are now visited only by the jackdaw. Round About a Great Estate Soon after the kittens were born, some of the railwaymen found a young jackdaw, and put it with them. Chatterbox, 1905. “Though,” thought Ambrose as he watched all this in silence, “it must hurt him, because I know how hard jackdaws peck.” Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children One morning during prayers a jackdaw began to caw, and as the bird was traced to the ownership of Thomas Edward, he was dismissed from the school in great disgrace. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money Very much ashamed, the jackdaw went sadly home, meaning to join his old friends as if nothing had happened. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 The jackdaws and pigeons that used to be at home in the carvings, camp contentedly among the bags, or walk in the neglected grass where sleep the dead of long ago. Everyman's Land After a full meal many of the crow tribe, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw, will put away and hoard what is left. Chatterbox, 1905. He would have liked a little conversation on the subject with his master, for he felt that though he did not know much Latin, he could hold his own about jackdaws. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children The watermen in Lucian give the preference to a jackdaw: but Antipater in some degree dissents, and thinks that the swan has the advantage. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) J was a jackdaw Who hopped up and dowa In the principal street Of a neighboring town. j All through the town! Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 "Those old rows on each side of the summer-house where papa first learnt his lessons—I wonder if there are jackdaws there still: won't you have some?" Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes But she could no more be trusted than a female monkey or jackdaw. Robin As he held himself upright on the doctor’s finger, the jackdaw had the air of considering himself far the superior being. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children From time to time a nightingale sings in a hawthorn unregarded, and in the elms of the park hard by a crowd of jackdaws chatter. Nature Near London To-day they surged upstairs in an unseemly rabble, chattering and talking like a flock of rooks or jackdaws at sunset. A Popular Schoolgirl Along with the robins and sparrows—habitual recipients of the alms of man—are blackbirds, thrushes, tits, starlings, chaffinches, rooks, jackdaws and others, which in fair weather avoid, or scorn to notice, man. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The raven has croaked in a high-pitched, abnormal key; the jackdaw and canary have become silent and dejected, from time to time shivering; the magpie even has feigned death; the parrot has shrieked incessantly. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter When he had seen this several times, Ambrose longed to ask, “Is the jackdaw lost?” for he now began to feel sure this was the case. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Up they went, perhaps a hundred of them, rooks and jackdaws together cawing and soaring round and round till they reached a great height. Nature Near London And when the young girl saw that, she cried out, "Oh, they are destroying you, my poor jackdaw!" Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Conspicuous among these are rooks, ravens and jackdaws. A Bird Calendar for Northern India In an old number of Notes and Queries a correspondent relates that in Somersetshire the appearance of a single jackdaw is regarded as a sure prognostication of evil. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter It was quite natural, he thought; jackdaws always did get lost, and he knew what a trouble it was sometimes to get them back. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children There are so many jackdaws about the suburbs that, when a flock of rooks passes over, the caw-cawing is quite equalled by the jack-jucking. Nature Near London The crows and the jackdaws screamed in mockery, Caw! caw! Stories from Hans Andersen Along with the other migrants come numbers of rooks and jackdaws. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Within my knowledge there have been cases when, before a death in the house, ravens, jackdaws, canaries, magpies, and even parrots, have shown unmistakable signs of uneasiness and distress. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter It was best to cut a jackdaw’s wing. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children A jackdaw, perched on an upper bough, makes off as I glance up. Nature Near London Boom after boom, and the golf-hut shaking And the jackdaws wild with fright! Sea Warfare Every morning an old jackdaw perched on a chimney outside our skylight, and entertained us with his chatter. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland It was an awful curse, but none of the guests seemed the worse for it, except the poor jackdaw who had hidden the ring in some sly corner as a practical joke. Strange Pages from Family Papers Certainly there was not much room in it for the jackdaw to hide, and it only needed a glance to see that he was not there. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children The jackdaws occasionally floating out from the ledge are as mere specks from above, as they were from below. Nature Near London I find the following in FitzGerald's "Polonius": An old ruinous tower which had harboured innumerable jackdaws, sparrows, and bats, was at length repaired. On The Art of Reading Right willingly does Evelyn devote himself to the task of stripping the borrowed feathers from this fine jackdaw. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton I do not wish to stay with jackdaws. Children's Classics in Dramatic Form Book Two Ambrose felt sure he would never mistake him for David again, and would have confidence in his opinion for the future, at any rate about jackdaws. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children We have had enough of the jackdaws and their stolen goods; we will have honest birds instead. The King's Achievement When the masons left it, the jackdaws, sparrows, and bats came back in search of their old dwellings. On The Art of Reading But it was desolate now, and flocks of jackdaws came screaming out of holes in the walls. Bluebell A Novel Then, jackdaws, we will think no more about him. Children's Classics in Dramatic Form Book Two Ambrose told the story of the doctor’s jackdaw at dinner-time to Miss Grey, Nancy, and David, who were all very much interested. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children The habits of the Gipsy are pleasantly illustrated by the fact that the collection of “animated books,” which no Rommany gentleman’s library should be without, generally includes a jackdaw. The English Gipsies and Their Language Robins and wrens, orioles and mocking-birds, blue jays and jackdaws, thrushes and blue-birds and cardinals, all were busy house-building; one heard calls and answers, saw flashes of painted wings, followed by outbursts of ecstasy. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man If you abstract it from its uses in gaming, to accumulate your paper wealth would be, not the providence of a man, but the distempered instinct of a jackdaw. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) He sipped his tea and munched his cookies, with his head on one side and the air of a thievish jackdaw; and proceeded, after his wont, to extract such pith as the situation offered. A Woman Named Smith The two latter began at once to recall memories of all the jackdaws who had lived at the Vicarage. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children There is moonlight around; and the jackdaws are wheeling overhead; our voices sound hollow in these dark ruins. Macleod of Dare The tower with its lofty crocketed spire was still standing, though the latter was cracked and tottering, and the jackdaws roosted within its windows and belfry. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Down from the minster tower to-day Fall the soft chimes of yore Amidst the chattering jackdaws' play: And we return no more. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough Why, my washerwoman's daughter is teaching French at twenty-five cents a lesson, though she can no more speak it than a jackdaw. Bessie's Fortune A Novel There was a little dispute about the order in which the jackdaws came, which led the conversation quite away from the doctor’s loss. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children "It is only the jackdaws—there are hundreds of them," he said to her; but even his voice sounded strange in this hollow building. Macleod of Dare The rooks cawed loudly in the neighbouring trees, as if discussing the question of breakfast, and the jackdaws wheeled merrily round the tall spire, which sprang from the eastern end of the fane. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest But these things are mere shadows of the incomparable villainy of this thievish human jackdaw. The Tragedy of St. Helena The jackdaws were eating pie-crust, and the magpie was drinking gravy out of a patty-pan. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan Although they were all unwilling to leave the jackdaw alone, it did not seem to be of any use to stay there looking at him any longer. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children I have hitherto seen only the jackdaws at this spot in Calcutta, but here the real crow mingles in it. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Slates cracked underfoot, flung down from the roofs by the wind, and the jackdaws croaked in answer to each other across the silent park. The Cathedral In the early morning, too, you hear the chattering jackdaws on the roofs; and then, more distinctly than later in the day, the clocks striking their odd way. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The surrounding hills echoed his cries, the jackdaws wheeled about the turrets; but presently came one and put his eye to the grille. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay But it was harder work than usual to attend to Latin verbs and declensions, and Ambrose wondered if Dr Budge’s thoughts were as much with the jackdaw as his own. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children He cursed like the jackdaw of Rheims, threatened dire vengeance on all and sundry, and killed one of the runaway troopers with his own hand. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Boys!" he called out to the figures now appearing like jackdaws at the top of the tower, "we are going straight home. The Laurel Bush And even the leafless walnuts were full of alien life, for in their hollow boles chippering starlings made furtive nests, and in their topmost forks jackdaws worked with clamorous zeal. Jaffery Evelyn saw the sly jackdaw, with his head on one side, looking at her. Sister Teresa It would be very disappointing to find that the call-bird was a failure, and very sad for the doctor to be without a jackdaw. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children There is nothing in it, only an old nest of a jackdaw,—a bundle of bare twigs. Three Wonder Plays The music of jackdaws welcomed this first indication of improved weather; then Phoebe’s sharp eyes beheld a phenomenon afar off through the momentary cessation of the rain. Children of the Mist "We were great friends," said Mrs. Clowes, tossing a lump of sugar out of the window to a lame jackdaw. Nightfall I made so little noise that even the jackdaw did not seem to notice my entrance, and I looked to his cage on the side table. The Pilots of Pomona He was fond of his jackdaw, but then he had other pets, and the doctor was so lonely. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children They scattered in all directions, like a flock of cawing jackdaws that fly a little way in tremendous haste, and then settle again at a distance and caw louder than before. Whosoever Shall Offend It is a noble tower; and the jackdaws evidently have pleasant homes in their hereditary nests among its topmost windows, and live delightful lives, flitting and cawing about its pinnacles and flying-buttresses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 There was a cloud of jackdaws circling round the great gashed tower where the inner handiwork of the fifteenth-century builders lay open to sky and sun. Fields of Victory Alas! before I could help the dominie's pet, the cat had the uppermost of him, and ran off into the schoolmaster's private room with the jackdaw held firmly in his teeth. The Pilots of Pomona There was such a noise that the medlar-tree seemed to be full of jackdaws engaged in angry dispute, but when they got close under it, they found that there were only two. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children As we drove from the hotel to the railway the jackdaws, perched everywhere on the roofs, were unusually noisy. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The bed was hateful; if one looked out of the window there were the bare trees, the grey snow, the hateful jackdaws, the pigs that her grandfather would eat. The Duel and Other Stories Even the jackdaws have mysteriously disappeared like melted snow. The Pleasures of Ignorance They justified this laxity on their part by saying that a painter among men was like a jackdaw among birds. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Mrs Gill departed with the care, and the doctor once more reached up his hand to the jackdaw. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Leaving Asia and entering Europe, the magpie seemed to give place to the jackdaw. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The dreamily brooding look of the river, the circling of the jackdaws, and the sight of the horse make him drowsy. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories A belated jackdaw was flying round the chimney. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Another amusing pet was a jackdaw who had an outdoor residence, though often allowed to be loose. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor The doctor breathed a sigh of relief at this happy ending, and Ambrose, with his own jackdaw in the basket again, stood by with a proud smile on his face. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children At this moment they were interrupted by a loud caw, and looking round, Evelyn saw the convent jackdaw. Evelyn Innes The jackdaws, disturbed in their rest by the struggle, swooped wildly down to the roof-door and fluttered about in a croaking cloud. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig To be sure, crows and jackdaws get on all right without us. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories That word is not so descriptive of the jackdaw, since it suggests 'coarse bursts of laughter', and the coarseness is absent from the fussy vulgarity and mere needless jabber of the daw. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems “Do you suppose,” she continued, “that the doctor’s jackdaw really heard yours call, or would he have come back anyway?” Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children There was the jackdaw, his story and his humours, and there was her discovery of the genius of St. Teresa. Evelyn Innes For months, years, decades, this realm has no inhabitants but the restlessly fluttering race of cawing jackdaws. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig A little girl who has never been in the country feels it and raves about it, speaks about jackdaws, crows and colts, imagining parks and birds on trees. Note-Book of Anton Chekhov The thunder of the cheering roused the very rooks and jackdaws from the towers of Thorn and the bastions of the Wolfsberg till they went drifting in a black cloud clamorously over the city. Red Axe It struck Ambrose for the first time that his own jackdaw had not made a single sound before the other one had returned. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children It was not that the jackdaw was ever so called, but through him they were greeting, apparently under some divine inspiration, Martialius, the assassin of Antoninus. Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus The jackdaws have fled to the pommel of the steeple and to the weather-vane and look down from there, ruffling their feathers with fear. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Very evidently this dog, whose glottis was organized in a manner to enable him to emit regular sounds, attached no more sense to his words than do the paroquets, parrots, jackdaws, and magpies to theirs. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen The jackdaw is to the rook what the Esquimaux is to the Algonquin Indian; of the same form, color, and general habits, but smaller in size. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's And he began to feel the gravest doubts as to whether his jackdaw had really been of use. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children The birds themselves are nearly as large as a jackdaw. The Illustrated London Reading Book The jackdaws hear it with horror; the child of man below on the firm earth does not catch the sound, the clouds above on the sky pass over it untroubled. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig The white vapour covers the ground like a cloud, and the noise re-echoes against the old grey church, but the jackdaws do not even rise from the battlements. Hodge and His Masters This was good news, and we ate a cheerful lunch under a tree densely populated by jackdaws. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil He seemed, since the recovery of the jackdaw, to be much less absent-minded, and looked at Ambrose now as though he were a boy and not a volume. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Moreover, he is no jackdaw to screech in such a cage as this. Master Skylark By a fortunate chance there had been no workmen at St. George's; of the struggle that had taken place before the fall nobody knew anything except Apollonius and the jackdaws who lived there. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Two cracked bells hung in its crumbling square tower, disturbing once a week the jackdaws that built in the ivy. The Obstacle Race They and the fowls seemed excellent travellers, and after a long day's march would come up smiling, like the jackdaw of Rheims, "not a penny the worse." A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil But the other jackdaws did not recognise him in his white dress, and would not let him feed with them, but drove him away: and so he became a homeless wanderer for his pains. Aesop's Fables; a new translation The noisiest creatures up here were the jackdaws, which were constantly flying in and out of the holes in the church wall that rose above me from another and wider ledge of rock. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine But, cry as he would, he only frightened the jackdaws. Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder I thought at once, of course, of a jackdaw or a magpie—these birds' thievish reputations made the guess natural. Martin Hewitt, Investigator "How do you know the jackdaws took them?" A Cotswold Village He was small and bent, and perhaps not actively strong; yet he was as tough as an old yew-tree, and as crusty as an old jackdaw. Little Dorrit At our coming there rose from the great rock such a multitude of jackdaws that for some seconds they darkened the air. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine To see a jackdaw, denotes ill health and quarrels. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition We admire the amateur student in his public essays, as we admire a jackdaw or a parrot: he does considerably more than could have been expected from him. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Their first crude conception of dazzling suites of the newly perfect is replaced almost from the outset by a jackdaw dream of accumulating costly discrepant old things. Tono Bungay “Why,” said the jackdaw, “my master has a whole chest full, and makes no more use of them than I.” The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces The jackdaws had all flown away, and there was no sound now but the tinkle and gurgle of the water. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine The jackdaws were eating pie- crust, and the magpie was drinking gravy out of a patty-pan. A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories The jackdaws were eating piecrust, and the magpie was drinking gravy out of a patty-pan. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Her friends repeated the pleasing phrase enthusiastically, and for several minutes she stood, like a jackdaw in the fable, enjoying her borrowed plumes, while the rest chattered like a party of magpies. Little Women The ugly jackdaw, collecting all the fine feathers which had fallen from the other birds, attached them to his own body and appeared at the examination, looking very gay. Fantastic Fables Swallows build their nests in the roof of the cavern, and the spot is noisy with the harsh cries of countless jackdaws. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine I wish you could see the hundreds of rabbits there are here on the sand-dunes; there are also many larks and jackdaws. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems With birds and mammals, however, there is no doubt that complete albino individuals do occur; and among species which, like the jackdaw, certain deer and rabbits, are normally deeply pigmented. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Two days after he brought her a young jackdaw. The Armourer's Prentices As they did so, they drove away wolves, and large flights of crows, ravens and jackdaws. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Boom after boom, and the golf-hut shaking And the jackdaws wild with fright. A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 Besides its own calls, whistles, and song, it reproduces the song of the blackbird and thrush absolutely correctly, and mimics with equal nicety the calls of the curlew, the corncrake, and the jackdaw. The Naturalist on the Thames At Bull Run when the sun was low, Each Southern face grew pale as snow, While loud as jackdaws rose the crow Of Yankees boasting terribly! War Poetry of the South The ivy that clings to the ruins and the avenue of limes that leads up to the great keep are full of jackdaws which wheel round the rock in great flights. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 In Panna Maryia's tower, the bells were ringing, filling the town with metallic sounds and scaring the flocks of doves and jackdaws. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Peewits tumbling heavily, pigeons with beating wings, sailing jackdaws—higher yet, serene in rarity, a brown kestrel oared the sky. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution Parrots and peacocks prevailed, but ospreys and jackdaws, vultures and cormorants, crows and cockerels, and many, many other kinds of birds were also fluttering about, making a perpetual whizzing. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories A jackdaw chuckled overhead; a far sheep bleated; a great beetle, with black wing-cases flung back, roared by. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea A jackdaw in peacock's feathers!—I am sorry, Letty, your own sense of truth and uprightness should not prevent even the passing desire to act such a lie. Mary Marston At that moment the bells resounded, frightening flocks of doves and jackdaws, and announcing that mass would soon begin. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy He is nearly of the jackdaw's size and makes his nest far away from the haunts of men. Wanderings in South America It was a fine spring morning, so he flung up the window and looked out into the Precinct, fresh and dewy in the morning sun, silent save for the inquisitive reiteration of an early jackdaw. The Cathedral He could hear the rustle of the tide, and the chuckle of jackdaws. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea I dreamt of a bird, a jackdaw; it flew out of the water and flew into the fire. The Possessed (The Devils) It is a noble tower; and the jackdaws evidently have pleasant homes in their hereditary nests among its topmost windows, and live delightful lives, flitting and cawing about its pinnacles and flying buttresses. Our Old Home A Series of English Sketches A Series of English Sketches Unmistakably the voice of a jackdaw, a pet bird no doubt, friendly and impudent as one always expects Jackie to be. A Traveller in Little Things Afterwards, as he tells us, the Horae were read aloud after the manner of magpies, jackdaws, or parrots. Life of Luther Their trunks, too, were hollow, and full of crows and jackdaws, who made them their nestling places. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Here the jackdaws congregate at nightfall, flying swiftly and noiselessly to their resting-place. Old Calabria Presently a mess of sticks came down and with them two fully-fledged young jackdaws, one dead, killed with the pole, the other sound and lively. Birds in Town and Village The door was opened to me by a tall, colourless, depressed-looking woman, who said in reply to my question that she didn't own no jackdaw. A Traveller in Little Things In his letters to Jonas and Spalatin he indulged in humorous descriptions of the cries of the ravens and jackdaws which he had heard since four o'clock in the morning. Life of Luther The great man said, gruffly enough, that I was as sane as a jackdaw. The Yeoman Adventurer Odd, how quiet Italian jackdaws are, compared with those of England; they have discarded their voices, which is the best thing they could have done in a land where every one persecutes them. Old Calabria Father liked a bloater for his tea, and there was nothing the jackdaw was fonder of, so he was always on the table at tea-time, eating out of father's plate. Birds in Town and Village He says, that on the death of the son of Regulus, his father, in his grief, caused his favourite ponies and dogs, with his nightingales, parrots, and jackdaws, to be consumed on the funeral pile. The Captiva and the Mostellaria We can sit in my snuggery on the cliff, with only gulls and jackdaws to listen, and mount my telescope and hoist my flag, and the men know better than to skulk their work. Erema — My Father's Sin He had a grave voice, like a judge's, and a quick, pert eye, like a jackdaw's. The Yeoman Adventurer Countless jackdaws and kestrels nestle in this cliff, as well as clouds of swifts, both Alpine and common. Old Calabria A week afterwards Mr. Sturge sent word that he would take the bird, as he thought his relations would like to have a real old English jackdaw to remind them of home. Birds in Town and Village The birds are silent save the jackdaws and the robin, who still sings his recollections of the summer, or his anticipations of the spring, or perhaps his pleasure in the late autumn. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers Rooks, of course, and jackdaws,—daws love hollow trees,—jays, and some magpies. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Every man jack of them, in less than five minutes, looked like a half-plucked cockerel, and their captors were wrangling like jackdaws about the plunder. The Yeoman Adventurer Such are the magpie, the crow, the jackdaw, and all of that ilk; and these are the birds that are found in all countries and climates, and prosper wherever they go. Concerning Animals and Other Matters I'm not going to climb the tree and don't want any young jackdaws. Birds in Town and Village All on the playground are glad when it finally resolves itself into a storm of fluttering and croaking: of crows and jackdaws and rooks and ravens. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils In the grass they are the prey of rooks, crows, magpies, jackdaws, snakes, rats, and cats. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Noisy boat-tailed grackles, or "jackdaws," were plentiful about the lakeside, monstrously long in the tail, and almost as large as the fish crows, which were often there with them. A Florida Sketch-Book But really, that is "un peu fort;" and the mob of spectators might raise a scruple whether our friend the jackdaw upon the throne, and the Dauphin himself, were not grazing the shins of treason. Miscellaneous Essays Then," said father, "why the devil didn't you tell that sister of yours to mind her own business when she came interfering about my jackdaw! Birds in Town and Village Once manned and held by paladin and peer, Now tenanted by jackdaws, bats and owls, Save when the casual tourist through its drear And grass-grown courts disconsolately prowls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917 While we stayed there, a jackdaw was walking to and fro across the grassy enclosure, and haunting around the good bishop's grave. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 Sometimes this seaside poppy is seen growing high up the face of the cliff, where only the jackdaw and sea-birds can find a footing; and many another plant may be seen there too. On the Seashore Among its leaves was a monstrous jackdaw that watched Julian intently, and here and there, between the branches, appeared great, fiery sparks as if the sky were raining all its stars upon the forest. Three short works The Dance of Death, the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a Simple Soul. Caw, caw! cried the jackdaw, and cawed again, As he circled out of the ancient tower: Caw, caw! and he circled thrice over the plain, And cawed once more as he reached his bower. Twixt France and Spain When they were gone he should be able to see, at last, whether he was jackdaw or eagle.’ Yeast: a Problem But suppose that when you took the bird up you found that it was neither a jackdaw, nor a sparrow nor a swallow, as you expected, but a humming-bird. Town Geology Through the mist their black wings advance in silence, the jackdaws with them are chilled into unwonted quiet, and unless you chance to look up the crowd may go over unnoticed. The Open Air Then it was a king; then a pauper, and presently a satrap, and after that came horse, jackdaw, frog, and I know not how many more; there is no reckoning them up in detail. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Caw, caw! cried the jackdaw, the world is vain, But I love to dwell in my ancient tower. Twixt France and Spain The chancel is still roofed, and here in these solemn ruins, watched over by the crows and the jackdaws, the few inhabitants still left assemble for mass. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland You did not hear; But gulls and jackdaws, wheeling round my head, Mocked me with Tycho Brahe, and Tycho Brahe! Watchers of the Sky In the rain Yaroslavl looks like Zvenigorod, and its churches remind me of Perervinsky Monastery; there are lots of illiterate signboards, it's muddy, jackdaws with big heads strut about the pavement. Letters of Anton Chekhov But, really, that is "un peu fort"; and the mob of spectators might raise a scruple whether our friend the jackdaw upon the throne, and the dauphin himself, were not grazing the shins of treason. The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc The missel-thrushes, I know, have a difficulty to defend their young against crows; but last spring I found a jackdaw endeavouring to get at a missel-thrush's nest. The Life of the Fields When I was a schoolboy, the old crows and jackdaws croaked into our ears: 'Love your neighbour as yourself, and know that gentleness, obedience, and the fear of God are man's fairest adornments.' Essays on Russian Novelists Explained how I had found him as an eaglet some twenty years ago in America and how he sticks to me like a tame jackdaw. In Secret Old carvers in the stone have cut Forests and wraths and herds, And these are gold: the dials tell The sun in golden words; The very jackdaws, from the towers Wheeling, are golden birds. Preludes 1921-1922 I say nothing as to what a mean, contemptible pickpocket, what a jackdaw in peacock's feathers, you will feel yourself. The Recreations of a Country Parson The old birds were screeching loudly, and trying to drive the jackdaw away. The Life of the Fields I watched this pair for some hours and saw a jackdaw sweep down on them a dozen or more times at long intervals. Afoot in England I was looking at one of those old tombs yonder—somebody wants some repairs doing—and the jackdaws were making such a to-do up there by the roof I glanced up at them. The Paradise Mystery I am mighty sorry for it, and hope we shall not prove a jackdaw that pretends to dress himself in the plumes of imperial eagles! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 The freckles ran off her soft face, and the uncomprehending, troubled expression, like that of a young jackdaw, had disappeared from the dark eyes, and they had grown brighter and had begun to sparkle. Yama: the pit A genial parson or two pace gravely about; and above you soars the huge church, with pinnacle and parapet, the jackdaws cheerily hallooing from the lofty ledges. The Upton Letters "Black fellow stupid fellow—look too far off," and be laughed again for all the world like a jackdaw. It Is Never Too Late to Mend When he shot before, his arrows went right over the grounds, and stuck into a jackdaw's nest on the church tower! My Young Alcides In the matter of shape they sought merely a confident assurance from articulate man or woman—themselves being somewhat less articulate than jay or jackdaw—that this or that was 'the feature of the season.' In the Year of Jubilee Rooks and crows and jackdaws were noisy in the trees overhead and about the church spire. Winter Sunshine If the judge was not absolutely and fully convinced, he admired the ingenuity and shrewdness of the whole proceeding, and complimented the proud jackdaw upon his brilliancy. File No. 113 Beyond the sooty wall a birch flaunted its new tassels, and the jackdaws were circling about the steeple of the Guthrie Memorial Kirk. Huntingtower Isobel grew rather cross over its non-discovery, swearing that she remembered it well years ago, and that there were always young jackdaws there. Love Eternal The jackdaw shrieked, but lo! a mile of ice The demon found had frozen o’er his head. The Kingdom of Love Ah!" said Dr. Spencer, as Tom emerged, blacker than the outraged jackdaws, and half choked, "what do you know about jackdaws' nests? The Daisy chain, or Aspirations It is generally in perfect good faith that the jackdaw struts in the peacock's feathers. File No. 113 Down from the minster tower to-day Fall the soft chimes of yore Amidst the chattering jackdaws’ play: And we return no more. Poems By the Way I like the old grey things you had on last night ever so much better, and I wanted you to climb a tree to get me some young jackdaws. Love Eternal He set the pole well in the sandy turf, And called a jackdaw near to watch the place. The Kingdom of Love "Don't we?" cried Hector, "when there is a jackdaw's nest in Eton Chapel, twenty feet high." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations If you abstract it from its uses in gaming, to accumulate your paper wealth, would be not the providence of a man, but the distempered instinct of a jackdaw. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke He detested that kind of 'rot'; that jaunty theatrical pose so many men prided their jackdaw brains on. The Return "It was all the same to me if we were hunting for young jackdaws or the man in the moon, as long as we were together." Love Eternal “But,” thought he, “The jackdaw will inform me with a cry If this good brother tries deceiving me; I will not be outdone by him—not I!” The Kingdom of Love Oh, he said, 'They make more nise nor a nest full o' jackdaws, an' half of it like we'd no ears to our heads that waited on 'em. Stalky & Co. He would have scolded the jackdaw, and tried to out-whistle the throstle, and wondered why his pipe got tired when the blackbird's didn't. Irish Fairy Tales "And thou art right, for when C�sar reads to us a new book from the Troyad, thou, instead of crying out like a jackdaw, wouldst have to give an opinion that was not pointless." Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Then they went and had tea in the refreshment room, leaving the jackdaw and the other impediments in charge of a porter, and he told her. Love Eternal He follows rigidly the conventions of dress and manners; but in the business of poking his nose into places where he does not belong he could give pointers to a civet cat or a jackdaw. The Four Million Arthur started as if it had been a jackdaw speaking, then picked up the little fellow in his arms and carried him off to show, as a natural curiosity, to his mother! Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife She would no more appreciate his devotion than the jackdaw the pearl necklace it pecked at. A Face Illumined "It goes right down to somewhere," he added, bringing his head out again, "but there is something across it a little way down—to prevent the jackdaws from tumbling in, I suppose." Donal Grant, by George MacDonald So she departed, packed into a four-wheeled cab, with the jackdaw on her lap, and Godfrey went to Madame Tussaud's, where he studied the guillotine and the Chamber of Horrors. Love Eternal Animals of many kinds are social; we find even distinct species living together; for example, some American monkeys; and united flocks of rooks, jackdaws, and starlings. The Descent of Man Such jackdaws' nests as used to be in the chimneys—' 'I do believe,' said his cousin, 'you have more regret at this moment for the old house than for this one!' Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife A monk is like a jackdaw—he chatters without knowing what he is chattering about, and pays no heed to the root of things, so busy is he with stuffing himself full with the grain. Through Russia Without principle, talent, or intelligence, he is ungracious as a hog, greedy as a vulture, and thievish as a jackdaw; but, it must be owned, he is no hypocrite. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker The afternoon they spent in hunting for imaginary young jackdaws in a totally nebulous tree. Love Eternal You called him a thrush, Nick, but I have a notion he is more of a knavish jackdaw. The Path of the King The belfry jackdaw said the frost was affecting the fabric, and as he had experienced many frosts it must have been so. The Toys of Peace, and other papers |
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