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records for western Nebraska, some of which have been recorded as the 

 race annectens, but two specimens, one taken at Mitchell in October 1916 

 and the other at Oshkosh on March 5, 1920, proved to be diademata. A 

 specimen (annectens) was taken at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, on 

 May 24, 1923 ; one (diadetnata) was shot in Lincoln Park, Chicago, 111., 

 on June 12, 1911 ; and a specimen (diademata) was taken at Cap Rouge, 

 Quebec, on November 8, 1926. 



Egg dates. — Alaska: 3 records, May 12 (2) and July 7. 



California: 103 records, April 12 to June 24; 51 records, April 30 to 

 May 15, indicating the height of the season. 



Colorado: 29 records, April 23 to June 3; 15 records, May 8 to 24. 



New Mexico: 4 records, April 27 to June 6. 



Oregon: 16 records, April 4 to June 5 ; 8 records, April 11 to May 4. 



Washington: 20 records, April 1 to June 20; 10 records, April 19 

 to May 3. 



CyANOCTTTA STELLEKI CARLOTTAE OsEOOd 

 QUEEN CHARLOTTE JAY 



This island form was named by Dr. Wilfred H. Osgood (1901) and 

 described as "similar to C. stelleri, but larger and darker colored ; ab- 

 domen and flanks deep Berlin blue instead of Antwerp or China blue 

 as in C. stelleri; frontal spots much reduced ; black of head extending 

 on breast and merging into blue of abdomen without sharp demarca- 

 tion. * * * 



"The large size and dark c.olor of this jay were noticed in the field, 

 and subsequent comparison of specimens in the museum showed these 

 characters to be amply sufficient to distinguish it from the mainland 

 form C. stelleri. * * * Jays are not very common on the islands. They 

 were seen only occasionally and were generally in family parties of four 

 to six adults and young" [June 13 to 25]. 



Almost nothing seems to have been published on the habits of this 

 jay, as very little ornithological work has been done on the Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, to which the subspecies seems to be confined. Though 

 I have no notes on the subject I have no reason to think that its habits 

 differ in any respect from those of the mainland from, which lives in a 

 similar habitat. So far as I know, there are no authentic, eggs of this 

 race in collections. 



Clyde A. Patch (1922) found it fairly common on Graham Island, 

 "usually moving about in family parties. Frequently seen feeding on 

 green fruit of the Skunk Cabbage which they manage to remove from 

 its stem and carry to a comfortable spot on a trail, roadway or log. On 

 one occasion a Jay was observed to capture a young wood mouse." 



