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in a marked degree the acuteness common to most members of the crow family. 

 It nests in trees and bushes, and lays from five to six eggs, which are pale bluish 

 green, profusely spotted with light and dark brown. The Mexican species is re- 

 presented in our figure. 



The urraca jay (Cyanocorax clirysops) is a well-known Brazilian 

 species, found also in Paraguay and Uruguay. In colour it is black 



MEXICAN LONG-CRESTED JAY (f nat. size). 



above, glossed with purple, the feathers of the crown forming a crest ; the nape is 

 greyish blue, deepening into purple on the hind neck ; above the eye there is a 

 blue spot; while the under surface is creamy yellow. According to Azara's 

 account, this jay, of which we give a figure, is an abundant bird in Paraguay, 

 where it is as familiar as is the magpie in England, not even hesitating to enter the 

 houses of the inhabitants. Not ranging into the colder regions of Argentina, 

 this bird seems to suffer from the cold during winter in Uruguay ; and at that 

 season it is by no means uncommon to see a party of from ten to twenty of these 



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