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March 11, 1920 Vol. VII, pp. 49-50 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL CLUB 



A NEW JAY FROM ANTICOSTI ISLAND 



BY WINTHROP SPRAGUE BROOKS 



Last summer, in company with Professor Theodore Lyman 

 of Harvard University, I made a short collecting trip to Anti- 

 costi Island. 



Since my return I have prepared a full Hst of the birds of the 

 Island, but, owing to the congested condition of the Auk and 

 other mediums of pubHcation, this paper cannot appear for at 

 least a year. I therefore have decided to describe in advance 

 the remarkable resident jay of the Island, which differs so en- 

 tirely in color from either Perisoreus canadensis canadensis 

 (Linn.) or Perisoreus canadensis nigricapillus Ridg., that I am 

 compelled to regard it as specifically distinct. 



In pleasant reminiscence of many delightful days in the field, 

 I take great pleasure in dedicating this new island form to my 

 friend Dr. Thomas Barbour. 



Perisoreus barbouri sp. no v. 



Type, adult cf, no. 82,105, Mus. Comp. Zool., Ellis Bay, Anticosti 

 Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Collected September 8, 1919, by 

 W. S. Brooks (original no. 1807). 



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