Birds of Oregon and Washington 1 8 1 



PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Bill, long and sharp ; 

 body, grayish-blue, becoming blue on head and wings ; 

 tail and sides, more blue than black ; throat, bright blue, 

 streaked with whitish. 



Length, u inches. 



THE AMERICAN MAGPIE. 



This singular bird is not to be seen, ordinar- 

 ily, near human dwellings, as is the English 

 bird of the same name, When found in small 

 flocks in the western part of these States, he 

 is more shy, but in the eastern part, where 

 he is abundant in places, he is not afraid of 

 man. 



DESCRIPTION. Head, back and breast, smoky-black ; 

 shoulders and abdomen, white ; wings and tail, iri- 

 descent-purple ; tail, long and tapering ; bill, black. 

 Length, 18 inches. 



In California, in the interior valleys of the 

 State, a Yellow-billed Magpie is found. It is 

 very nearly the same in appearance as the one 

 above described, with the exception of its bill. 

 It is possible that a few of these may be seen 

 in southern Oregon. 



Permanent resident. 



