27 JULY 1934, Page 15

What Bird ?

A very strange bird is abroad in Hertfordshire. Several good observers have watched it closely, and no one has any idea of its style and title. It is about the size of a jay and has a curious dipping flight. The whole of the front is grey, more or less of the colour of a jackdaw's head. Its tail is very long indeed, barred with black, and the top of its head is black. The beak is broad and powerful. Will anyone who has released the bird (if it is an escape) please communicate Y

W. BEACH THOMAS.