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chin, throat and line over eye more or less yellow ; less black in 

 females ; white below. Winter plumage with markings more 

 obscure. Length, 7J inches ; tail, 3 inches. 



" Resident. Abundant. This lark is always found in flocks, 

 except during the breeding season. They are equally numerous 

 throughout the State. They feed upon insects principally, and 

 in October become very fat. During a visit to Barnegat in 

 November, 1862, the author daily saw very many on the beach, 

 moving about like sand-pipers." — [C. C. A.] 



Family CORVID^. 



CroAFs. 



CYANOOITTA, Strick. 



(Cyanura.) 

 C. cristata, L. Blue Jay. 



Blue ; collar and frontlet black ; grayish below ; wings and 

 tail clear blue, barred ; outer tail feathers and secondaries tipped 

 with white. Length, 12 inches; tail, 5f inches. Conspicuously 

 crested. 



" Resident. Common. The jay appears to be equally abund- 

 ant throughout the State. During the summer they are shy and 

 live entirely in secluded woods, where they breed, raising one 

 brood. During the winter they are more sociable and occasion- 

 ally bold. They feed upon birds' eggs during the spring, and 

 at other seasons are omnivorous. They occasionally peck at corn 

 stored in cribs." 



CORVUS, L. 



O. corax principalis, Ridg. {carnivorufs, Bartr.) Northern Raven. 



Feathers of throat stiffened, elongated and narrow ; tail shorter 

 than the long-pointed wings. Length, 25 inches ; tail, 10 inches. 

 Nests among rocks. 



" Though frequently seen along the sea- coast, the raven is a 

 rare bird inland, in New Jersey. A few are occasionally above 



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