36<3 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



A. o. u. Genus 0T0C0RI5. Bonap. 



NO. 



357 (474) OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS. (Linn.) Horned Lark. Shore Lark. 



" Nortbeasteiu North America, Gi'eenliuid, aud uortheiu parts of tlie 

 old world ; in winter, south ; in eastern United States to the Caro- 

 linas, Illinois, etc." (A. O. U.;; breeds north of United States, 

 Labrador, Hudson Bay, etc. 



358 (4746) Otocoris alpestris praticola. Hexsii. Prairie Horned Lark. 



The Mississippi Valley form of the Horned Lark ; breeds as far east- 

 ward as Massachusetts aud New York ; it differs in having the 

 forehead and streak over the eye white instead of yellow ; it is also 

 somewhat smaller aud paler. 



FAMILY CORVID^E. Crows, Jays, and Magpies. 



Subfamily QARRULIN/E. Magpies and Jays. 



Genus PICA. Briss. 



359 (475) PICA PICA HUDSONICA. (Sab.) American Magpie. 



A western species ; stragglers have been recorded from Illinois aud 

 Montreal, Canada. 



Genus CYANOCITPA. Strick. 



360 (477) CYANOCIITA CRISTATA. (Linn.) Blue Jay. 



" Eastern North America to the plains and from the fur countries south 

 to Florida and eastern Texas " (A. O. U.) ; breeds nearly throughout 

 its range. 



361 (477a) Cyavocitla cristata Jlorincola. Coues. Florida Blue Jay. 



Southern race of the Blue Jay, which occurs in Florida aud along the 

 Gulf coast ; it is smaller and grayer than the northern Blue Jay, 

 but otherwise similar. 



(iENus APHELOCOMA. Caban. 



362 (47i)) APHELOCOMA CYANEA. (Vieili .) Florida Jay. 



Florida. 



Genus PERISOREUS. Bonai-. 



363 (IKI) PERISOREUS CANADENSIS. (Linn.) Canada Jay. 



" Northern New York, northern New England, aud northern Michigan; 

 north to Arctic America." (A. O. U.) 



364 (lH4c) I'crisoreHfi Canada)! sis iiigricapillus. Kiixiw. Labrador Jay. 



A Labrador race of the Canada Jay ; somewhat darker and having the 

 blat'k of the head often extending in front of the eye ; the breast 

 is deep slate gray. 



