A MARQUETTE (MICH.) BLUE JAY 



AN ORMOND (FLA.) BLUE JAY. 

 Two Blue Jay photographs by George Shiras, 3d 



[The last photograph made by Mr. Shiras before leaving his summer home at Mar- 

 quette, Mich., in October, 1916, was of a Blue Jay at his feeding-stand beneath the 

 balsams. 



The first photograph he made after reaching his winter home at Ormond, Fla., was 

 of a Blue Jay at his feeding-stand under the cabbage palms. 



The Blue Jay is migratory only to a limited extent at the northern limit of its range, 

 and this incident illustrates its wide distribution and the strikingly different conditions 

 under which the species lives. Hence, we have two races, a large, pale Northern Blue 

 Jay, and a smaller, darker Florida Blue Jay. The differences in color between the 

 two forms can be seen in the photographs. — ^Ed.] 



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