GREEir JAY. 



483. Xanthoura luxuosa glaucescens. 12 inches. 



These Jays are very beautiful, and we are sorry to have 

 to admit that, like all the other members of the family, 

 they are merciless in their treatment of smaller birds. 

 During the summer their diet consists of raw eggs with 

 young birds "on the side," or vice versa; later they live 

 upon nuts, berries, insects; in fact, anything that is 

 edible. 



Notes. — Practically unlimited, being imitations of 

 those of most of the birds in the vicinity. 



West. — Not easily found, as it is usually concealed in 

 dense thickets. The nests are like those of other Jays, 

 loosely made of twigs and lined with black rootlets. The 

 four eggs that are laid in May have a grayish ground 

 color and are thickly spotted with several shades of 

 brown and lilac. They measure 1.05 x .80. 



Range. — Fairly common in the Lower Rio Grande 

 Valley in southern Texas. 



