CROWS, JAYS. MAGPIES 



Its plumage. Its call and scolding notes are 

 harsh and rasping, and when suddenly dis- 

 turbed, its squawking sets all the woods 

 astir. Its nest is a wide, flat structure made 

 of twigs and grass lined with rootlets. It is 

 usually placed in small firs from eight to 

 twenty feet from the ground, and rarely in the 

 taller firs. There is no prettier sight than a 

 nestful of nearly full grown young jays wdth 

 their wide open yellow mouths begging for 

 food. 



r, Oregon jay, Perisoreus obscurus 

 obscurus. 10.25 



Distribution: Mountain districts and fir 

 clad hills of northern California, Oregon, 

 Washington and southern British Columbia. 



Two closely allied species are the white- 

 headed jay found in the coniferous timber of 

 the Rocky Mountain region west to eastern 

 British Columbia, ^Yashington, Oregon and 

 south to Arizona; and the gray jay found in 

 the interior districts of British Columbia south 

 through Washington, Oregon and California. 



The Oregon jay, camp robber or meat bird 

 is only seen in heavy coniferous timber where 

 it flits silently from tree to tree in search of 

 food, which consists of whatever ofi'ers itself 

 in the shape of insects, acorns and many a 

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