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CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 379 
near Cascade, B.C.; also on Sophie Mountain, altitude 4,000 
feet, on the International Boundary, in the summer of 1902. 
(Spreadborough.) An abundant winter resident in Cariboo, B.C. ; 
I tried hard to find nests but failed, I believe the eggs are laid 
about March 25th; common in winter at high elevations at Lake 
Okanagan, B.C. (Srooks.) I noted these jays at Lac La Hache, 
Bonaparte, Vernon, Nelson and Field in British Columbia. 
(Rhoads.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Five; one adult specimen from Moose Mountain, 4o miles from 
Calgary, Alta.; one (young) specimen taken at Banff, Rocky 
Mountains, June 16th, 1891; another (young) at Deer Park, Col- 
umbia River, B.C., June 6th, 1890 ; and two adult specimens taken 
on the summit of the Gold Range at Griffin Lake, B.C. ; all by 
Mr. Spreadborough. 
4840. Alaskan Jay. 
Pertsoreus canadensis fumifrons RipGw. 1880. 
The only specimen brought home of this short-billed jay was 
killed on the roof of the dwelling house at Fort Franklin. (Azch- 
ardson.) This form is the only Perisoreus found throughout the 
Sitkan and Kadiak region, and thence north along the region 
bordering the Behring Sea coast and up the wooded interior. 
Specimens have been taken at so many points on Behring Sea 
that it appears wherever alder bushes occur to afford shelter. 
(Nelson.) This bird rarely occurs at St. Michael, two specimens 
only being procured during three and one half years’ residence. 
Most of my specimens were obtained at Fort Yukon, Anvik and 
Nulato on the Yukon River. (Zurner.) The Alaskan jay was 
observed in the vicinity of spruce timber everywhere in the valley 
of the Kowak, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, from the delta eastward. 
It was resident throughout the year, and was the most noticeable 
and familiar bird about camp, especially in winter. (Grinneld.) 
Occasionally seen in Cook’s Inlet, Alaska. One morning a small 
flock visited our camp in the mountains near Hope. A few were 
also seen at Tyonek. (Osgood & Heller.) We first met this bird 
at Log Cabin, noted at also at Bennett and Caribou Crossing, B.C., 
and found it common from Lake Marsh to Circle City, Alaska, 
generally in families. Between White River and Circle City it 
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