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THE CALIFORNIA JAY. 



Range in Washington. — ( )f limited but regular uccurrcnce along the banks 

 of the C'ohinibia west of the Cascades. Resident. 



Authorities. — ["California Jay,"' Johnson Rep. Gov. W. T. 1884 ( 1885), 22]. 

 [lielding, Land Birds Pac. Dist. (1890) p. iii|. .1 f'liclocoiv.a calif oniica. Law= 

 rence, Auk, July, iSii2. p. 301. 



Specimens. — C. 



THRU the western part (jf Oregdn the breeding limits of the California 

 Jav do not extend as far mirth as the Culuniliia River. I have ne\-er 

 known of this sjjecies nesting aliout Portland, yet thirt\' miles snutli and 

 southwest it is not 

 at all uncommon. 

 Thru the Willam- 

 ette Valley, one 

 meets this bird 

 about as often as 

 the Steller Jay. 

 The habits of the 

 two jays are much 

 the same, yet the 

 birds are easil\ 

 distinguished li\ 

 their dress, tln' 

 California J a y 

 having more re- 

 semblance to the 

 Blue Jay of the 

 East in color but 

 lacking the crest, 

 while the Steller 

 Jay has a dark 

 blue and blackish 

 coat with the lung 

 crest. 



According to 

 popular oijinion. 

 the California Jay 

 is a bird of bad 

 reputation. Many 

 people think he 

 does nothing but 

 go al")out wreck- 

 ing the homes of young califokni.x jay. 



Taken in 

 Oregon. 



Photo by 



Finley and Bohhuan. 



