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GEOLOGICAL .SURREY OF THE TERRITORIES. 



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d Ogdeu I found an old nest of this bird, showing that they had re- 

 cently lived here. They are still quite abundant in Ogden Caiion, and 

 at many other places in the Wahsatch Eauge near Ogden. Port Neuf 

 Cailou is the first ])lace where we found magpies. Here they were very 

 common, as they were at Poootello, where I obtained a good specimen, 

 No. 14G (G1780.) I also saw a few at Fort Hall and on Snake River, 

 about forty miles above the fort. We saw none after this until on our 

 return, when we met them on Snake River, east of the Tetous. After 

 this they were common all the way down till w^e arrived within about 

 fifty miles of Ogden. 



Cyanura macrolopha, Baird, (long-crested jay:) 



Hal). — Central line of Rocky Mountains to table-lands of Mexico. 



This splendid bird is the Rocky Mountain representative of Steller's 

 jay, (6'. Stelleyi,) which it ditiers from, principally, in having a white 

 spot over the eye, the crest being longer and fuller, the streaks on the 

 forehead being white instead of greenish blue, and the whole head being 

 darker. 



The long-crested jay is not an uncommon bird in the Wahsatch Mount- 

 ains. They are quite numerous, however, in the Teton Range, where I 

 obtained two specimens. 



At Shoshone Lake, on the 7th of September, I saw a flock of about 

 twenty gray jays, {Per'ifiorcns canadensis.) Among them was a beautiful 

 long-crested jay, which I succeeded in shooting. It — No. 250 (G2243) — 

 was in full plumage, and is one of the finest specimens I ever saw. When 

 first disturbed they fly about in an angry, scolding manner, offering you 

 a fine shot ; but you must not delay long, for they soon lose their curi- 

 osity and retire into the forest, keeping themselves hid among the pines. 

 I have often seen them early in the morning imitating the voice of the 

 hawk-owl {Surnia ulida) as they flew about from tree to tree. 



Gyanocitta ivoodhousii, Baird, (Woodhouse's jay :) 



• JJa&.— Central line of Rocky Mountains. 



Woodhouse's jay is quite common at the foot of the Wahsatch Range, 

 where I obtained two specimens, the only ones that were seen by any of 

 our party during the summer. They are the Rocky Mountain represent- 

 ative of the California jay, {C. califoniica,) which they greatly resemble, 

 the principal difference being in the under parts, which are much darker, 

 and in the bill, which is longer and more slender. They are both western 

 representatives ot the Florida jay, (C. Jioridana,) which they closely 



