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CyanocUta stelleri frontalis Ridgway, Proc. TI. S. Nat. Mus., iii, Aug. 24, 1880, 

 184, 218; Norn. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 290a.— Coues, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, V, Apr., 1880, 98; Chet-k List, 2(1 ed., 1882, no. 353.— Goss, Auk, 

 ii, 1885, 217 (des(!r. nest and eggs).— Amekr;.\n Oknithologists' Union, 

 Check List, 1886, no. 478a.— Evermann, Auk, iii, 1886, 181 (Ventura Co., 

 California).— TowNSENi), Proc^ U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, 211 (Mount Shasta, 

 California).— MoKCOM, Bull. Ridgw. Orn. Clul), no. 2, 1887, 46 (Bear Valley, 

 San Bernardino Co., California).— Emekson, Bull. 7, Cal. Ac. Sci., 1887, 422 

 (Volcano Mts., San Diego Co., California, resident).— Fishek, North Am. 

 Fauna, no. 7, 1893, 69 (Owens Lake, Walkers Basin, etc., California).— 

 Bendire, Life Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1895, 365, pi. 5, fig. 10 (egg).— Grin- 

 NELL (J.), Pasadena Ac. Sci., Pub. ii, 1898, 31 (Los Angeles Co., California, 

 breeding).— Fisher (W. K.), Condor, ii, 1900, 137 (Mount St. Helena, 

 Napa Co., California); iv, 1902, 41, 42 (crit.; geog. range). 



Clyanocitta] slteUeri] frontalis Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 422.— 

 Bailey (Florence M.), Handb. Birds W. U. S., 1902, 273. 



C[yanocitta'] stelleri frontalis Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 354. 



Cyanocitta frontalis Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., i. Mar. 20, 1879, 391 (Cala- 

 veras Co., California). 



Cyanocitta stelleri, /i. frontalis Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., i, Mar. 21, 1879, 

 422 (breeding in pine belt of Calaveras Co. from 3,000 ft. up; a few winter 

 in Sacramento Valley). 



CYANOCITTA STELLERI ANNECTENS Baird. 



BLACK-HEADED JAY. 



Similar to C. s. stelleri, but with a distinct (though sometimes small) 

 elongated spot of grayish white immediately above the eye; streaks on 

 forehead (if present) paler blue or bluish white; chin and upper throat 

 more conspicuously streaked (the streaks grayish white rather than 

 gray); back and scapulai-s rather paler and grayer, and the blue of 

 rump, upper tail-coverts, and under parts of body paler and greener 

 (nearly verditer or china blue). 



Adult male.— Length (skins), 292-305 (297); wing, 147-1G4.5 (154); 

 tail, 141-159.5 (148); exposed culmen, 25.5-28 (20.5); depth of bill at 

 nostrils, 8.5-10 (9.5); tarsus, 42-43.2 (42.9); middle toe, 23-25.5 (24).« 

 Adult female.— l^^ngih (skins), 294.5-305 (299); wing, 147.5-150 

 (148.5); tail, 139-145(143); exposed culmon, 25-27.5 (2(j); depth of bill 

 at nostrils, 9-10 (9.5); tarsus, 41-43.5 (42.5); middle toe, 23-25 (24).^ 

 Eastern British Columl)ia and more northern Rocky Mountains in 

 general, south to eastern Oregon (Camp Harney), eastern Washington 

 (Walla Walla, etc.), Idaho, Utah (Provo, November 30), Wyoming 

 (Shoshone Lake, September 7); accidentally to western Nebraska 

 (Sioux Co., 1 spec, April, 1891). 



Garrnlus stelleri (not Carvas stelleri Cmelin) Swainson and Ru-hakdson, I'auna 



Bor.-Am., ii, 1831, 294, part, pi. 54 (headwaters Colnml)ia II.). 

 Oyannra .stelleri Baikd, Rep. l^icific R. R. Surv., ix, 1858, 581, part (St. iMarys 

 Missi(m, Idaho); Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, no. 435, part. — Bendike, Proc. 

 Bost. Soc. N. II., IS77, 12() (Caiu]) Ilanicy, c Oregon; <lescr. nest and 



eggs). 



a Five specimens. ^Four specimens. 



