CONTENTS 



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Introduction ix 



Order Passeriformes 1 



Family Gsrvidae : Jays, magpies, and crows 1 



Perisoreus canadensis canadensis : Canada jay 1 



Habits 1 



Distribution 12 



Perisoreus canadensis albescens: Alberta jay 13 



Perisoreus canadensis nigricapillus : Labrador jay 14 



Perisoreus canadensis barbouri : Anticosti jay 14 



Perisoreus canadensis pacificus : Pacific Canada jay 15 



Perisoreus canadensis capitalis : Rocky Mountain jay 15 



Habits 15 



Perisoreus canadensis bicolor: Idaho jay 20 



Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons : Alaska jay 20 



Habits 20 



Perisoreus canadensis obscurus : Oregon jay 25 



Habits 25 



Distribution 29 



Perisoreus canadensis griseus : Gray jay 30 



Habits 30 



Cyanocitta cristata bromia : Northern blue jay 32 



Habits 32 



Distribution 51 



Cyanocitta cristata cristata: Southern blue jay 53 



Habits 53 



Cyanocitta cristata semplei : Semple's blue jay 55 



Cyanocitta cristata cyanotephra : Western blue jay 56 



Cyanocitta stelleri stelleri : Steller's jay 56 



Habits 56 



Distribution 62 



Cyanocitta stelleri carlottae : Queen Charlotte jay 64 



Cyanocitta stelleri carbonacea: Coast jay 65 



Cyanocitta stelleri frcMitalis: Blue-fronted jay 65 



Habits 65 



Cyanocitta stelleri annectens : Black-headed jay 71 



Cyanocitta stelleri diademata: Long-crested jay 72 



Habits 72 



Cyanocitta stelleri percontatrix : Nevada crested jay 76 



Aphelocoma cocrulescens coerulesccns : Florida jay 77 



Habits 77 



Distribution 87 



Aphelocoma coreulescens superciliosa : Long tailed jay 88 



Habits 88 



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