coitviD.H — 'I'lii'; CHOWS. 2(»3 



(listnl)ii(ion wvy nearly tlio saiiic witli tliiit of tlic /'In'rdrriix. Mr. Aiken 

 lias recently met wiili these iiirds in ('(ilurado Terrilurv, wliere, laiwever, 

 ]\lr. Alle.. (lid iiul (liilain speeiuions. (ieneral MeCall Inund tiiese liirds 

 almndant near Santa Fe, in New .Mexien, at ,in altiliule ul' seven tlinasand 

 I'l'et ; and the late Captain I'eilner olitained sjieeinii'ns at Fort Cronk, in 

 Northeastern Calil'ornia. l)r. Cones considers its ranj^e to 1k^ the coiiil'e- 

 rons zone of vegetation within tiu' geograjtliical area hounded east\\::,d 

 by the loot-hills and slopes of the iJocUy ^louiitains; westward hy the 

 Cascade and Coast ranges; northward, jierhaps to Sitka, lint nndeter- 

 ndned; and soniewliat so soutliward, not traced so iar as tho tirrnt J'ria 

 of Mexico, 



Dr. Cones adds that, like most birds which sulisi.st iudillereiitly on varied 

 animal or vegetable I'ood, tld.^ species is not, strictly speaking, nugratory, 

 as it can find ibod in winter anywhere excejit at its lol'tiesl p.'ints of 

 distribution. A descent of a few thousand feet from the nionntains tiuis 

 answeis all the pnrjio.ses tif a soutliward journey performed i)y other species, 

 so far as food is concerned, while its hardy nature enabU's it to endure the 

 rigois of winter. Acc(U(iing to his oliseivations, this iiiid fet'ds principally 

 n]>on jnni]H'r iierries and pine seeds, and also ii])on acorns and otiier small 

 hard fruits. 



Dr. Cones descrilies this bird as garn loiis and vociferous, witii curiously 

 modulated chattering notes when at ease, and with extremely loud harsh 

 cries when excited liy lear or anger. It is also said to be rest less and 

 impetuous, as if of an nnbalanci'd mind. Its attitudes on the ground, to 

 which it frei|uently ilesceiids, are essentially Crow-like, and its gait is an 

 ea.sy walk or run, very diil'erent from the. leajiing manner ol' ]iidgress 

 made liy the .lays. When perching, its usual attitude is stiff and liiin. 

 Its fliglit resembles that of the I'lrirarrnx. After breeding, these liinls 

 unite in immense flocks, but disperse again in pairs when tiie breeding- 

 season commences. 



Nothing, .so far, has been iniblishod in regard to the character of the 



; Hi^\Mi!,v GARRULIlViE. 



Pii.M?. Winsrs slior*. romnlcd : not loiiLrcr ni' much .■^lioi'lcr tli;ai the lail. wliii-li is crrailu- 

 ■Tli'il. siiincliiiics cxfi'ssi'dv sn. Wiiit:s rcm-liiiip- not iiiucU licyond llic lnwir t.'iil-ccivci'ls. 

 lirislly Iciilli'-Ts al liiis.> of Mil VMrialilc. Itill ucaiii' -i^ Ihiil;- as llic licail. or shdilri-. 

 'i'tirsi lonu'cr t'liiu tfc Mil or than llii: niiilillc toe. Oulcr lalrral rl.-iws rallici- slimier lliaii 

 ihc iiiiKT. 



Tiie ]ire(^eding diagnosis may perhaps chiiracteriz(> the garrnli'ie l»irds, 

 as compared with the L'i'iiw.s. The subdivisions of the group are as 

 follows : — 



