PERCHING BIRDS 



484a. Rocky Mountain Jay. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. 



Range. — Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona. 



This variety has the whole crown white and only a small amount of blackish 

 on the nape. Its nesting habits and eggs are precisely like those of the last. 



NEST AND EGGS OF CANADA .I.W SHOWING CONSTRUCTION 



484b. Alaska Jay. Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons. 



Range. Alaska. 



A very similar bird to the Canada .lay but with the forehead yellowish or 

 duller; the nests and eggs are like those of the others of the genus. 



t84c. Labrador Jay. Perisoreus canadensis nigricapillus. 



Range. — Labrador. 



This is a darker varietv of the Canada Jay. Its eggs cannot he distinguished 

 from those of any of the others of the genus. 



is. Oregon .I\n. Perisoreus obscurus obscurus. 



Range. —Mountain ranges from northern California to British Columbia. 



These bird- are v.t> similar to canadensis bul have the whole underparts 

 white Liu., the Canada Jays thej appear to be whollj fearless and pay little 

 or qo attention to the presence of mankind. Their nesting habits and 

 are the sane- as the preceding except thai thej have generally been found nest 

 mu near the tops of tall Br trees. Size <>f <-ggs, l .or, \ .80. 



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