GARRULUS 413 



Djirire, Arab. ; Derraz, Moorish, 



ad. (Algeria). Differs from G. glandarius n being smaller, in 

 having the head and neck vinous red, the back grey, and the feathers on 

 the crown considerably blacker ; beak blackish brown ; legs light reddish 

 brown ; iris pale blue. Culmen 1-1, wing 6'8, tail 6'0, tarsus 1'65 inch. 



Hob. Algeria. 



I find nothing on record respecting the habits and nidification 

 of this species, but it probably does not appreciably differ 

 therein from G, glandarius. 



588. BRANDT'S JAY. 

 GARRULUS BRANDTI. 



Garrulus brandti, Eversm. Add. Pall. Zoogr. iii. p. 8 (1843) ; Dresser, iv. 

 p. 487, pi. 255 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. iii. p. 96 ; Tacz. F. 0. 

 Sib. 0. p. 509. 



Borovaya-soika, Rousha, Russ. ; Urman-soeskan, Bashkir ; 

 Miyama-kakesu, Japanese. 



$ ad. (Ural). Differs from G. glandarius in having the head, face, and 

 nape rich rufous, the back much greyer, the moustachial stripe much 

 larger, the black on the face extending almost round the eye, and the 

 feathers on the crown have a central black line ; beak blackish brown ; 

 legs dull greyish brown ; iris bluish red or violet-brown. Culmen I'l, wing 

 6'9, tail 6'2, tarsus 1*55 inch. 



Hal. The Ural range and the Caucasus, east through the Altai, 

 Siberia, and Manchuria to Corea, Japan, and northern China. 



In general habits this species does not differ from G. 

 glandarius. Its nest is described as being placed in a pine-tree 

 and constructed of dry birch-twigs and lined with fine grass- 

 roots. Its eggs closely resemble those of G. glandarius, but 

 are glossier in texture of shell, and the markings are as a rule 

 finer. 



589. SYRIAN JAY. 

 GARRULUS ATRICAPILLUS. 



Garrulus atricapillus, Isid. Geoffr. St. Hilaire, Etud. Zool. fasc. i. (1832) ; 

 Dresser, iv. p. 491, pi. 256, fig. 2 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. iii. 

 p. 97 ; G. stridens, (Hempr. and Ehr.) Symb. Phys. Av. fol. L. 

 (1833) ; G. melanocephalus, Gene. Mem. Accarl. Torin. xxxviii. 

 p. 298 (1834) ; G. iliceti, Licht. Nomencl. Av. p. 9 (1854). 



