Jackdaws
A flock of thieving birds that nest in the mountains and collect stolen objects.
First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 18
By good fortune they fell only a few feet; for underneath them was a monster nest, built by a colony of Jackdaws in a hollow ledge of rock; so none of them—not even the Pumpkinhead—was injured by the fall.
What the books say it is
region hollow ledge of rock 1 chapter
By good fortune they fell only a few feet; for underneath them was a monster nest, built by a colony of Jackdaws in a hollow ledge of rock; so none of them—not even the Pumpkinhead—was injured by the fall.
The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 18
trait mischievous 1 chapter
the mischievous Jackdaws had for years been engaged in stealing from the villages and cities they visited.
The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 19
trait thieving 1 chapter
Indeed, the nest was half filled with a most curious collection of small articles for which the birds could have no use, but which the thieving Jackdaws had stolen during many years from the homes of men.
The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 18
