366 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



A. o. u. Genus OTOCORIS. Bonap. 



NO. 



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



"Northeastern North America, Greenland, and northern parts of the 

 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 (4:~4b) Otocoris alpeslris praticola. Hensh. Prairie Horned Lark. 



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

 ward as Massachusetts and New York ; it differs in having tiie 

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

 somewhat smaller and 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 and 

 Montreal, Canada. 



Genus CYANOCITTA. Strick. 



360 (477) CYANOCITTA CRISTATA. (Linn.) Biue Jay. 



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

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

 its range. 



361 (477a) C'yanocitia cristata Jlorincola. Coues. Florida IjIub .Jay. 



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

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

 but otherwise similar. 



Genus APHELOCOMA. Caban. 



362 (479) APHELOCOMA CYANEA. (Vncii.i .) Florida Jay. 



Florida. 



Genus PERISOREUS. Bonap. 



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



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

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



364 (484e) I'erisoreits canadensis vigrUxipillus. Eidgw. Labrador Jay. 



A Labi'ador race of the Canada Jay ; somewhat darker and having the 

 black of the liead often extending in front of the eye ; the breast 

 is deep slate gray. 



