120 CORVID.E. 



In Scotland, according to Sir William Jardine, and other 

 authorities, the Jay frequents extensive old woods in the 

 cultivated districts of the southern and middle divisions. It 

 is also found in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. It is 

 distributed over the temperate portions of- Europe, and is 

 found in Spain, Provence, Italy, Malta, Barbary, and 

 Egypt ; is common in the Morca, and in some parts of 

 Greece, according to M, Temminck, the flesh of the Jay is 

 constantly eaten. 



The beak is black ; the iridcs pale blue ; from the base 

 of the lower mandible on each side there is a mustache-like 

 spot of velvet black an inch long ; forehead and crown grey- 

 ish white, the feathers elongated, forming a crest, which the 

 bird elevates at pleasure ; these long feathers have each a 

 streak of black in the centre, in the line of the shaft, the 

 ends of the long feathers on the occiput tinged with pur- 

 plish red ; the nape, scapulars, and back, cinnamon colour ; 

 wing-coverts barred with black, white and pale blue, alter- 

 nately, across the outer web ; the inner web nearly uniform 

 black ; the primaries dusky black, with dull white external 

 edges ; the secondaries velvet black, each with a well-defined 

 elongated patch of pure white on the basal half of the outer 

 web ; some of the tertials velvet black, indistinctly barred 

 transversely with blue and black at the base of the outer 

 web ; the last tertials of a rich chestnut colour, particularly 

 on the inner web ; rump and upper tail-coverts pure white ; 

 tail-feathers dull black, indistinctly barred at the base ; the 

 outer tail-feather on each side the lightest in colour, approach- 

 ing to brown ; chin greyish white ; breast and belly reddish 

 buff colour ; vent and under tail-coverts dull white ; the 

 under surface of wings and tail-feathers smoke grey ; legs, 

 toes, and claws, pale brown. 



The whole length of the specimen described thirteen 

 inches and three quarters. From the carpal joint to the 



