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as the young nestlings are often exposed to 15° below zero. On 

 March 18, 1900, Dr. George found a nest containing one egg- 

 This nest was also found in a willow. It will be seen, therefore, that 

 this bird is the earliest breeder of all Canadian birds, having eggs 

 in Alberta in the middle of March, at a time when the thermometer 

 registered below zero. I have yet another set of eggs and nest 

 that were collected by Mr. Hugh Richardson in Saskatchewan, 

 April 2, 1896. (W. Raine.) 



484a. Rocky Mountain Jay. 



Perisoreus canadensis capitalis Baird. 1873. 



Only seen in the Rocky mountains at lat. 49°, where, however, 

 it was common and doubtless bred. The specimens secured in this 

 locality show the restricted dark areas of the head, upon which 

 the variety capitalis is based. [{Coues.) Observed on Sheep 

 mountain, Waterton lake, Rocky mountains, in July, 1895; quite 

 common and breeding at Banff, Rocky mountains, in the summer 

 of 1 891; common high up in the Rocky mountains from Moose 

 mountain, south of the Bow river pass to Crow Nest pass in July. 

 1897 ; seen at Pass creek, near Robson, B.C., and was common 

 in the Gold range, B.C., in 1889 ; on June 6, 1890, a young one 

 was shot at Deer park. Lower Arrow lake, B.C. ; one pair seen, 

 on the mountains between the North Thompson river and the 

 Bonaparte at an altitude of 4,500 feet ; observed near Cascade, 

 B.C., and on Sophie mountain, altitude 4,000 feet, on the Inter- 

 national Boundary, in the summer of 1902; observed several at 

 Elko, B.C., May, 1904. (Spreadborough.) An abundant winter 

 resident in Cariboo, B.C.; I tried hard to find nests but failed; 

 I believe the eggs are laid abou.: March 25th; common in winter 

 at high elevations at Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Brooks.) I noted 

 these jays at Lac La Hache, Bonaparte, Vernon, Nelson and Field 

 in British Columbia. (Rhodes.) 



4846. Alaskan Jay. 



Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons Ridgw. 1880. 



The only specimen brought home of this short-billed jay was 

 killed on the roof of the dwelling house at Fort Franklin. (Richard- 

 son.) This form is the only Perisoreus found throughout the Sitkan 



