CYANOCITTA wooDnousii. 527 



camp was sure to excite its curiosity. On one occasion, while the writer 

 was at work skinning' birds in tlic sliude of tlie bashes overhano-ing the 

 stream, one often came and perclied upon a branch near by, qui.tK- watch- 

 ing every movement with all the inquisitive curiosity of a Cat-bird {Galco- 

 scoptes carollnensis). On the opposite side of the same range, in Bnena Vista 

 Canon, it Avas also common, and was there several times observed in the 

 gardens and door-yards of the town. It was also rather common on the 

 eastern slope of the Ruby range, in the extensive pifion and cedar woods, 

 while at "City of Rocks," in the southern portion of Idaho, the most north- 

 ern point reached during our trip, it was very numerous in October, among 

 the woods of the same description. On the western foot-hills of the Wah- 

 satch it was more or less plentiful, according to the locality, among the 

 scrub-oaks, while many were seen in the valley of the Weber. It did n<jt 

 occur in Parley's Park, however, the altitude of that place being probably 

 too great. 



In its manners this Jay and its congeners differ strikingly from the 

 species of the genus Cyanura, or the Crested Jays, their movements calling 

 to mind the Mocking-bird (J//;h,/w 7w%/o««..s) and the Cat-bird {Galeoscoptcs 

 caroUnensis), tlieir manner of fliglit being exactly the same, while they 

 exhibit a similar predilection for thickets and scrubby brushwood. The 

 notes of the present species greatly resemble those of C. californica, and 

 are harsh and piercing to an extreme degree. That most frequently uttered 

 is a shrill screech, sounding like we'-ahk, we'-ahk, whence the name bestowed 

 upon it by the Paiute Indians. 



List of specimens. 



IG'2, i ad.; Camp 18, West Humboldt Mountains, September 4, 18G7. Brush- 

 wood, along brook, llj— 15|— 5 — 4| — 1;,L — 1^_5|— 4. Bill, tarsi, and toes, deep 

 black ; iris, cliestnut-bazel. 



18G, (J ad.; Camp 18, West Humboldt Mountains, September 12, 1807. Junipers. 

 IS-IStV-S—Jt^ItWItV-S-A— 'Hi- S=»"H^ remarks. 



188, ? flr/.; Camp 18, West Humboldt Mountains, September 13, 1807. Brush- 

 wood, along brook. IL'^153— 5i— 4^1J— l^^jj— 5J— 4/ff. Same remarks. 



241', i nd.; Camp 19, West Humlwldt Mountains, October 8, 18G7. Sage brush. 

 12T*ft-l-H?-5i-4-i— li-l/-«-G-4. Same remarks. 



1190, jtti-.; Salt Lake City, Utah, June 19, 18G9. llj— 15. Bill and feet, black ; 

 iris, brown. 



