70 
2. Throat feathers oval, blended; bill under 2 inches, wing 12 to 
14 inches. . a fo PROS .Crow. 
2. Throat rea ene narrow, epoca Senate bill over 2 wing 
over 1:3: imchess'. see SR ec eae arene) 
3. Mee 13 to 14 inches long; hind neck with feathers white at base. 
P Whiteacntead: Raven. 
3. Wing 16 ae 18 Geanes aan way ment sontWors without white..:.....2(@) 
4. Larger, bill 22 to 3}, averaging about 3 inches, over 1 inch 
deep at:nostrils: \.....45.0..1 07s See me es a OrEnernuRaven: 
4. Smaller, bill 22 to 3, averaging 2! inches, under 1 inch 
déep-at- nostrils: i otek cee te gee oo en ean deaven: 
5. Head crested (6)—not crested. putea ; (8) 
6. Crest purplish blue, feeoee Witte othe a volacke Polls sal Mae 
let; wings and tail blue...... aout .Blue Jay. 
6. Crest, head, neck, and upper chest ana pace piaviiate or soronte 
ish; rump, belly, wings, and tail dark blue. Sh: as (G/4) 
7. White spot over eye smaller, streaks on forehead eh bias: (dng A 
sometimes indistinct); greater wing-coverts not barred........ 
. Black-headed Jay. 
7 White ase over eye conspicuous, Ween on pared bluish white 
or pure white (never indistinct); greater wing-coverts barred 
with black. : ..........Long-crested Jay. 
8. Wholly dull inline, ereiiertt on ena, duller on belly, throat 
white-streaked . eae Rea .Pinion Jay. 
8. Below gray, under teil -CcOVv cits ble, as stroaleen on breast 
and tinge of belly same color; back grayish blue with crown, 
nape, wings, and tail pure blue................Woodhouse Jay. 
9. Black; shoulders, lower back, under parts, and wing tips white; tail 
Giro 12 eathes. wha tecte aaa gta ae 
9. Gray; wings black, tail aoe sau, mae. festiers black: ‘cans 
inehes eee Wey Shine 7 ‘Curie Nutcracker. 
9. Gray; head mostly mee: lentes shia ashen tail Aco white tipped. (10) 
10. Occiput and hind crown blackish, this reaching to (often en- 
circling) the eye; in young crown colored as back... .Canada Jay. 
10. Occiput only plumbeous gray, this not reaching to eye; young 
with crown white tinged with grayish brown.............. 
. Rocky Mountain Jay. 
475. *Pica pica hudsonica (Sabine)—Macpinr. 
Resident. Formerly present over entire state (Norfolk, West 
Point, Beatrice, Plattsmouth, Dixon county), now restricted to west- 
ern and especially northwestern portion of state, where it is still com- 
mon; breeding in Sioux and Dawes counties, in winter east to Long 
Pine and Badger in the Niobrara valley. 
477. *Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus)—Buum Jay. 
Entire state, resident, abundant eastward, uncommon westward. 
Though present in winter, the majority retire farther south at that 
