Cyanolyca nana 



Cyanocorax nanus DuBus TYPE 



Bull, de L' Academic Royale des Belg. l^V, pt. 2, no. 7, 



seance de 7 aout, 18^7, P« 103 (Bruxelles; 



5210. Brussels. V.lng 103, tail 98.5, exp. & fr. 

 nostril culmen 12, U, 16.0, depth at nostril 17.2, 

 tarsus 28.8, middle toe minus claw 1^.7, tail grad. 

 24.5. 



Mounted bird in excellent condition; plumage apparently- 

 winter; pale blue eyes; apparently fully adult; sex 

 not indicated. 



Forehead &. superciliary dull ashy blue; throat bluish 

 white (§c distinctly paler than forehead; back 

 distinctly duller than crown; median underpart paler 

 & duller than back - almost bluish ash. 



Cyanocitta nana 



(Du Busj 



type written by Dubois 



Hab. Mexique 



Loc. Mexique 5210 



Dubois register gives this specimen (5210) qb the 

 type, but there are no data as to collector or 

 specific locality - other than "Mexique (Coll. 

 DuB.)." 



Brussels, Jxily 11, 1939. 



Pictured plate 33 (dated 1850) in Exquire Um. 



Brit. Mus. Aug . 14, '39. 



A. J, Van Ross 



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