CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 4I3 



especially as far north as Port Manvers. {Bigelow.) Coastwise 

 and interior, especially abundant; resident and breeds at Fort 

 Chimo, Labrador. {Packard.) Common on Newfoundland and 

 remains throughout the year. {Reeks.) Abundant and very tame, 

 Humber river, Newfoundland, 1899. {Louis H. Porter.) 



Breeding Notes. — I have a nest and four eggs of this bird that 

 were taken at Hamilton inlet, Labrador, March 20th, 1894. The 

 nest was built in a larch tree and is a beautiful structure of inter- 

 laced twigs, the nest proper being a compact woven felt-like struc- 

 ture of fur, hair and feathers. {W. Raine.) A nest taken by 

 Mr. A. P. Low at Rigolet, Hamilton inlet, Labrador, 25th March, 

 1894, is quite a bulky affair. The outside is chiefly made up of 

 dead twigs chiefly of tamarac (larch) with a few of white spruce. 

 The inside is of down, feathers, hair, fur and strips of the inner 

 bark of willow felted together. 



485. Oregon Jay. 



Perisoreus obscurus (Ridgw.) Sharpe. 1877. 



An abundant resident throughout the province. {Fannin.) 

 Common resident on mountains above ChilUwack, B.C. {Brooks.) 

 In May, 1887, this species was found breeding on the summit of 

 Mount Erskine, Salt Spring island, Gulf of Georgia, B.C. {Macoun.) 

 An abundant resident throughout British Columbia. {Fannin.) 

 Common along the Hope trail and Skagit river, B.C.; also on the 

 mountains between the Skagit river and Chilhwack lake. {Spread- 

 borough.) This species is not numerous on Vancouver island and 

 may be said to be rare in summer on the coast. {Rhoads.) 



485a. Gray Ganada Jay. 



Perisoreus obscurus griseus Ridgw. 1899. 



British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. {Ridgway.) This 

 species was common on the mountain sides at Chilhwack lake. B.C., 

 in July, 1 90 1. Only one specimen taken. {Spreadborough.) 



