Appendix, 



9 1 . American Crow ; Corvus americanus Aud. 



Smaller, a little over a foot and a half. The 

 feathers of the throat are not long and stiff 

 as in the raven, but in general appearance 

 the two birds are very similar. Abundant in 

 certain sections of the State, wholly wanting in 

 others. 



92. Clarke's Nutcracker ; Nucifraga columbiana 

 (Wils.). 



A bird of the high Sierra Nevada Mountains. 

 Length over a foot. Gregarious and noisy in 

 habits. Bill long and sharply pointed. Above 

 gray, the wings black, banded with white; the 

 tail white, except the central feathers, which 

 are black; below gray. 



93. Pinon Jay ; Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus 

 (Wied.). 



Length eleven inches ; bill long, sharp. General 

 color plain gray, with a slight bluish tinge, 

 generally brightest on wings, tail and sides. 

 Head all around blue, except throat which is 

 white, streaked with pale gray. A bird of the 

 high Sierras, more common on the eastern 

 slope. 



THE BLACKBIRD, ORIOLE AND STARLING 

 FAMILY. 



Birds of moderate size (generally larger than a 

 sparrow and smaller than a pigeon) with sharp, 

 cutting bills and usually strongly marked colora- 

 tion in the males. 



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