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the end of April to the end of May, and second layings of 4 eggs to the 

 end of June. 



Average of 100 eggs 31.6x23 mm., Max. 36x24.5 and 32.3x25 mm., Measure- 

 Min. 29X21 mm. Average weight 566 mg. A dwarf egg measures meuts. 

 21.8 X 17.2 mm and weighs 350 mg. (Rey). 



b. British Jay, G. glaiidarius rufltergum Hart. See p. 34. 



c. Spanish Jay, G. glandarius fasciatus A. E. Brehm. 



Local Names: Portugal: Oaio. Spain: Arrenddjo. 



O. glandarius kleinschmidti Hart. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 30. 



Breeding Range: The Iberian peninsula. 



Irby describes this form as very plentiful in the cork wood of Al- 

 moraima and in the valleys and hill sides, up to a considerable height, 

 though rather local. It also breeds freely near Granada (Saunders). Jays 

 are also found in small numbers in S. Portugal, and are abundant in 

 wooded parts of northern Spain and Portugal. Near Gibraltar the eggs 

 are laid early in May (Irby). 



d. Sardinian Jay, G. glandarius ichnusae Kleinschm. 



G. glandarius ichnusae Kleinschm. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 30. 



Breeding Range: Sardinia, also Corsica and probably other islands. 



Brooke found this race very numerous in the forests on the mountains 

 of Sardinia, and Whitehead describes Jays as fairly common in Corsica. 

 6 Eggs taken there average 30.2 X 22.6 mm. and are light in colour. 



e. Cyprian Jay, G. glandarius glaszneri Mad. 



G. glandarius glaszneri Mad. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 31. 



Breeding Range: Cyprus. 



Guillemard met with this bird in pine woods near Kikko (in the ex- 

 treme west of the island), and also on Troodos (6600 ft.), where Glaszner 

 also found it very common. 



f. Caspian Jay, G. glandarius caspius Seeh. 



G. glandarius casyius Seeb. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 31. 

 Breeding Range: The steppes of south-east Russia from Lenkoran 

 to the Caspian Sea. 



An egg from Lenkoran, taken on May 6 measures 32 x 22.6 mm. 



g. Black headed Jay, G. glandarius krynicki Ealen. 



G. krynicki Kal. Dresser, Birds of Europe, IV, p. 495; Man. Pal. 

 Birds, p. 414. G. glandarius krynicki Kal. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 32. 



