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1.25), otherwise indistinguishable. Breeds in California, in 

 May, 



477. Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata. Eggs, 4 or 5, oval 

 or elliptical, varying from yellowish brown to grayish green, 

 spotted and blotched irregularly with drab, occasionally dotted 

 with black ; .55 -\- 1.05 to .90 -\- 1.20. Nests placed in trees 

 composed of sticks and weeds, lined with strips of bai'k aiui 

 rootlets. Breeds in Eastern North America, from the fur 

 countries to Georgia, west to Eastern Texas and the plains. 



477a. Florida Blue ,Tay, Cyanocitta cristata florincola. 

 Eggs, smaller than those of No. 477, but are otherwise similar. 

 Breeds in Florida, in April. 



478. Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri. Eggs, 4 to 7, oval, 

 pale green, spotted and blotched with greenish brown and 

 violet ; .90 -\- 1.20 to .92 -f- 1-30. Nests composed of twigs, 

 lichens, and fir fronds, lined with deer's hair. Breeds in the 

 neighborhood of the Pacific coast of North America, from the 

 Columbia River to Sitka, and northern coast range in Califor- 

 nia, in May. 



478a. Blue-fronted Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 478, and the nests 

 and nesting habits are similar. Breeds in the Sierra Nevada 

 range of California and Western Nevada, from Fort Crook to 

 Fort Tejon, in April and May. 



4786. Long-crested Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 478, and the nests 

 and nesting habits are similar. Breeds in the Central Rocky 

 Mountains, from British America to New Mexico and Southern 

 Arizona, in April and May. 



478c. Black-headed Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri annectens. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds in the Northern Rocky Mountains, 

 south to the Wasatch range, west to Eastern Oregon and 

 Washington Territory. 



478c?. Northwest Coast Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri litoralir.. 

 Eggs, unknown, but are probably indistinguishable from those 



