'^'m"'] PROCEKIJINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 2G3 



Perisoieiis canadensis nigricapillus (Rid^w.)- Labnulor Jay. 



At Fogo Island, Canada Bay, andMingaii Islands, in wooded places, 

 a few jays were found, tbougli never abundant. 



The birds were all found near the edge of tbe dense spruce woods? 

 and were evidently attracted to us by the noise made by forcing our 

 way through the underbrush; in fact every bird collected, when first 

 seen, would tl}- directly towards us and perch upon the nearest tree. 

 At Canada Bay, while walking along a gravelly beach, necessarily 

 making considerable noise, a jay Hew out of the dense wood at the side 

 of a hill, and i)erched upon the top of the nearest tree. I stood motion- 

 less while he eyed me for some time. Apparently not satisfied, he flew 

 nearer, to a dead branch, and repeated his scrutiny ; still not satisfied, 

 he next perched upon a dead branch lying upon the beach not 10 feet 

 in front of where I stood, and sat turning his head now on the one side 

 and then on the other, so as to get a good observation of what was ap- 

 parently to him a great novelty. 



On a subsequent occasion, after spending the day on one of the Min- 

 gan Islands, which is very densely wooded, we started to drag our 

 dory down to the water, necessarily making considerable noise. While 

 doing so, and glancing towards the wood, I observed a jay perched upon 

 the top of the nearest tree, evidently interested in our proceedings. I 

 immediately shot him, and the report had hardly died away when 

 another jay took his place. He, too, followed the first, when instantly 

 another flew to the very same tree, only, however, to meet the same 

 fate. 



Though we had spent the whole day on the island, and I had walked 

 entirely around it, we had not seen a jay until the unusual sound caused 

 by dragging the dory over the gravelly beach had apparently attracted 

 their attention. 



Scolecophagus carolinensis (MiilL). Rusty Black-bird. 



One seen at the Magdalen, another near St. John's, and several 

 small flocks on Fogo Islands. 



Quiscalus quiscula aeneus Ridgw. Bronzed Grackle. 



Several crow blackbirds were seen near St. John's, on July 19. 

 As Quiscahis quiscula is not known to occur north of New England, I 

 refer the Newfoundland bird to this subspecies. 



Loxia leucoptera Gmol. WLite-wiuged Cross-bill. 



• Observed only at the Magdalen Islands, where it was very abundant. 

 At the Larger Bird Rock, on July 9, they were quite numerous, in 

 comi)any with pine siskins, hopping on the ground like sparrows, and 

 apparently feeding on the short grass. They were very tame, allowing 

 one to approach within a few feet. 



