Appendix. 



87. California Jay ; Aphelocoma califorrAca {Nig,^, 



An exceedingly common bird in the valley regions 

 of the State and in the foothills. Its distribution 

 seems to be coincident with the deciduous trees 

 as that of the preceding bird is of the conifers. 

 Uncrested. General color of the head and 

 back bright blue. Middle of back light grayish 

 brown. A white line over the eye. Breast 

 whitish, bordered with an irregular outline of 

 bluish. Otherwise the under parts are dull 

 whitish gray. 



88. Santa Cruz Jay ; Aphelocoma insular is 

 Hensh. 



Similar to the preceding, but under tail-coverts 

 blue instead of white, and shade of coloration 

 slightly different. An interesting species con- 

 fined to Santa Cruz Island. 



89. Oregon Jay ; Perisoreus obscurus {^\^%^.^. 



The western representative of the Canada jay. 

 Found only in the northern Sierra Nevada 

 Mountains in California. General coloration 

 brownish gray ; no blue markings. Forehead 

 and entire lower parts white or grayish white. 

 A smoky blackish hood, bordered on the back 

 with a whitish collar ; back brownish or grayish. 



90. American Raven ; Corvus corax sinuatus 

 (Wagl.). 



Size large, length nearly two feet; bill very stout. 

 Coloration entirely glossy black. Found gener- 

 ally in places remote from civilization — along 

 the sea coast and on the interior plains. 



