72 Birds of Canada. 



black ring. It has the cruel habit of destroying 

 the young of other birds. Its nest is usually 

 built in a small cedar or pine tree ; eggs, four in 

 number, of a light green color, spotted with 

 brown. The Blue Jay is one of the noisiest 

 birds of our forests, its notes being discordant 

 and harsh. 



Perisorcus canadcnsis. The Canada Jay. 



This Jay is a rare visitor in Ontario. Its 

 habitat is Labrador and eastern Ganada. Nests, 

 in a fir-tree ; eggs, four, of a light gray color. 

 The head, neck, and breast, are white ; rest of 

 upper parts, ashy-plumbeous ; beneath, light 

 gray. It resembles the Blue Jay in motions and 

 note, and is equally rapacious and destructive. 



