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DistribiLtion. — South and central 

 China. Resident in the Yangtse 

 Valley, but much more common in the 

 hills. 



Nest and Eggs.- The nest is a 

 rather frail structure of twigs, roots, 

 and tendrils. 



The eggs are pale greenish yellow, 

 spotted and streaked with dull 

 i-eddish brown and gray, usually 

 more heavily marked on the larger 

 end. 



Notes. — This bird is quite common 

 in the bamboo forests around Mokan- 

 san, where its peculiar, creaking note 

 can be heard almost any summer day. 

 They are usually found in small 

 flocks. 



THE CHINESE JAY. 



GAERULUS SINENSIS (sWINHOE), 



Description. — Length thirteen in- 

 ches. 



The whole body is a uniform 

 vinaceous gray, shading to white on 

 the upper and under tail coverts, ex- 

 cepting a broad black malar stripe. 

 There is a large spot on the wing 

 barred black, white, and blue. The 

 secondaries and tertials are black, and 

 the primaries are black at the base, 

 and fuscous toward the outer end, with 

 some white on the outer webs. The 

 tail is brownish black. 



Distribution. — South and central 

 China. Resident in the hills of the 

 Yangtse Valley, but not at all common. 

 It has been taken on Mokansan. 



Nest and Eggs. — The nest is a cup 

 built of moss with a lining of fine 

 roots. It is usually placed in a low 

 tree. 



