68 Lirds of Canada. 
black ring. It has the cruel habit of destroying 
the young of other birds. Its nest is usually 
built in a small cedar or pine tree ; eggs, four in 
number, of a light green color, spotted with 
brown. The Blue Jay is one of the noisiest 
birds of our forests: its notes being discordant 
and harsh. 
Perisoreus Canadensts——The Canada Jay. 
This Jay is a rare visitor in Ontario. Its 
habitat is Labrador and eastern Canada. Nests, 
in a fir-tree ; eggs, four, ofa light-gray color. The 
head, neck, and breast are white; rest of upper 
parts, ashy-plumbeous ; beneath, light gray. It 
resembles the Blue Jay in motions and note, and 
is equally rapacious and destructive. 
