CORVIDAE 



477. Cyanocitta cristata 



BLUE JAY. 12 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above blue ; wings and 

 tail barred with black and tipped with white; head 

 crested. Below grayish white ; black collar around 

 the neck. 



Direct, strong flight. Permanent resident in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Note. Jay, jay, arid other calls. 

 Nest. In the crotch af a limb. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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