The Migration of North American Birds 



SECOND SERIES 



VII. MAGPIES 



Compiled by Harry C. Oberholser, Chiefly from Data in the Biological Survey 



AMERICAN MAGPIE 



The American Magpie {Pica pica hudsonia) breeds in western North 

 America, north to southern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, central Alberta, 

 middle Yukon, and the eastern Aleutian Islands in Alaska; west to the islands 

 of southern Alaska, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, western Washing- 

 ton, western Oregon, and eastern California; south to northern Arizona and 

 northern New Mexico; east to western Kansas, western Nebraska, and central 

 North Dakota. In nearly all parts of its range it is resident, except possibly 

 in the northernmost areas; but in winter it wanders more or less, south to 

 central western Texas, and east to Indiana, Michigan, and Ontario. It also has 

 straggled to Montreal, Quebec; Albany Fort, northern Ontario; and York 

 Factory, northern Manitoba. 



Some of the eastern records are: Parker's Prairie, Minnesota, December, 

 1910; Winnebago County, Iowa, spring, 1875; Corning, Missouri, April 23, 

 1911; Saline County, Missouri, November i, 1890; Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, 

 November 15, 1849; Dunn County, Wisconsin, February, 1884; Chicago, 

 Illinois, October 17, 1892; Knoxville, Illinois, May 16, 1896; Bicknell, Indiana, 

 February 10, 1908, and December 24, 1909; and Odessa, Ontario, March 12, 

 1898. 



YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE 



The Yellow-billed Magpie {Pica nuttallii) is confined to the state of 

 California, where it is a permanent resident, though apparently less numerous 

 and less widely distributed than in former times. Its principal range is now the 

 valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, but it has been reported 

 north to Tehama County; west to San Francisco and Monterey County; south 

 to San Diego; and east to Placer County. 



Note. — For a photograph of a Magpie at a winter 

 bird- table, see Bird-Lore, November-December, 19 10. 



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