58 Synopsis of the Birds 



Garrulous, noisy, inquisitive. Advance by leaps. Flight 

 generally neither protracted nor elevated. 



63. Corvus cristatus, L Crested, blue ; beneath whitish 

 with a black collar ; wing-coverts transversely lineated with 

 black ; tail cuneiform. 



Blue Jay, Corvus cristatus, Wits. Am. Om. i. p. 11. _pZ. l. 



fig- 1- 



Inhabits every part of North America, more abundant in 



the northern and middle states ; during winter only in the 



southern. 



64. Corvus floridanus, Bartrara. Not crested ; bright azure ; 

 back brownish; beneath whitish-grey; tail subcuneiform. 



Florida Jay, Corvus floridanus, nob. Am. Orn.pl. \z.flg\. 

 Garrulus cyaneus and ccerulescens, Fieill. 

 Inhabits Florida and the neighbouring states to Kentuck}^. 



65. Corvus canadensis. L. Blackish-plumbeous ; hind head 

 black ; forehead, collar, beneath, and tip of the tail brownish- 

 white. 



Canada Jay, Corvus canadensis, Wils. Am. Orn. Hi. p. 33- 

 pi 2\.fig. 1 



Inhabits the colder parts of North America. Rare in the 

 United States, appearing during winter in the northern sec- 

 tion only. 



FAMILY VIII. SERICATI. 



Sericati, Coraces, HI. Dentirostres, Cuv. Baccivori, 

 Myiotheres, Vieill. Euristomi, Ranz. Latirostres, Latr. 

 Orders Insectivores, Omnivores, Temm. 



Bill short, robust, dilated, depressed nearly to the tip ; 

 upper mandible curved, almost always notched ; gape large. 

 Feet of middling length, somewhat robust; tarsi annulated, 

 naked ; hind toe somewhat broad and flat, nails incurved, 

 well proportioned to the toes. Wings moderate, not acute. 

 Tail of twelve feathers. 



