THE WHITE-HEADED JAY. 30 
difference in the soberly-dressed Jays, who are the self-appointed overseers 
of camp economics. For while the birds of the two localities really represent 
two species, the resemblance in general appearance and behavior is so close 
as to be virtually negligible afield. 
Of this bird in Colorado, Mr. Frank M. Drew has observed*: ‘In 
autumn when on his first tour of inspection around the house he hops along 
in a curious sidelong manner, just like a school-girl in a slow hurry. White- 
headed, grave, and sedate, he seems a very paragon of propriety, and if you 
Taken near Spokane. WHITE-HEADED JAY, Photo by W. H. Wright. 
appear to be a suitable personage, he will be apt to give you a bit of advice. 
Becoming confidential he sputters out a lot of nonsense in a manner which 
causes you to think him a veritable ‘Whisky Jack’; yet, whenever he is 
disposed, a more bland, mind-his-own-business-appearing bird will be hard 
to find, as will also be many small articles around camp after one of his 
visits, for his whimsical brain has a great fancy for anything which may 
be valuable to you, but perfectly useless to him.” 
a. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VI., p. 140. 
