APHELOCOMA FLOEIDANA VAK. WOODHOUSEI. 219 



APHELOCOMA FLOEIDANA var. WOODHOUSEI, (Bd.) Alleu. 



Woodhonse's Jay. 



a. foridana. 



Comtis floridanus, Bahtr., Trav. 1791, 291.— Bp., Syn. 1828, 58.— Nutt., Man. i, 1832, 230.— 



AUD., Orn. Biog. i, 1831, 444, y)!. 87. 

 Garrulusfloridams, Bp., Am. Orn. ii, 1828, 59, pi. 14, f. 1.— Add., Syn, 18-39, 154 ; B. Am. 



iv, 1842, 118, pi. 233. 

 Cyanurm floridanus, Sw., F. B. A. ii, 1831, 495. 

 Cyanocorax lloriduinis, Bp., List, 1838, 27. 

 Cyanociila jtoridana, Bp., Consp. 1H.50, 377.— Bd., B. N. A. 1858, .586.— Allet^, Ball. M. C. 



Z. ii, 1871, 298.— B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 28.5, pi. 40, f. 4. 

 AiJhelocoma floridana, C.vB., Mus. Hein. 1851, 221.— CoiJKS, Key, 1872, 165, f. 108. 

 Garrulus cyaneus, VlKii.i,., Nouv. Diet. d'HIst. Nat. xii, 1817, 476 (no do.scripUon). 

 Garrulus cmnilescens, "Vieii.l., ibid. 480.— OiiD, Journ. Phila. Acad, i, 1818, 347. 

 Pica coorulesceiis, Wagl., Syst. Av. 1827, Pica No. 11. 



b. icoodhousei. 



Cyanocorax californica, WOODH., Sitgr. Rep. 1853,77 (Arizona). 



CyanociUa iroodhousei, Bd., B. N. A. 1858. 585, pi. 59; Mes. B. Surv. ii, 18.59, Birds, 20, 



pi. 21.— CouES, Pr. Phila. Acad. 1866, 92 (Arizona).— Coop.. B. Cal. i, 1870, 304.— 



Aiken, Fr. Bost. Soc. 1872, 205 (Colorado).— Stkv., U. S. Geol. Surv. Ter. 1870, 



465.— Merk., ibid. 1H72, 688. 

 AxiheJocoma floridana, var. ivoodhousei, Alixn, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 179 (Ogden, 



Utah).— CouES, Key, 1872, 106. 

 Cyanocitta californica var. ivoodhousei, B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 291, pi. 40, f. 3. 



e. californica. 



Garrulus californicits, ViG., Zooi. Beechey's Voy. 1839, 21, pi. 5. 



Cyanocitta californica. Stricki.., Ann. Mag. xv, 1845, 342. — Gamb., Jonrn. Phila. Acad, 

 i, 1847, 45.— Bp., Consp. i, 1850, 377.— Newb., P. E. R. Rep. vi, 18.')7, 85.— Bd., 

 B. N A. 1858, 584.— Kknn., P. R. R. Rep. x, 1859, pt. iv, 32.— Heerm., ibid. pt. vi, 

 55.— Coop., B. Cal. i, 1870, 302.— Scl., P. Z. S. 18i')7, 127; 1858, 302; 1859, 381; 

 Cat. 1862, 143.— B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 288, pi. 40, f. 1. 



Cyanoaorax californica, Gamb., Pr. Phila. Acad, iii, 1847, 201. 



Aplielocoma californica, Cab., Mus. Hein. 1851, 221. — Bp., Compt. Rend, xxxii, 1853, 828. 



Ajihclocoma floridana YVLT. californica, CouEis, Key, 1872, 166. 



Corvus nltramarinus, AuD., Orn. Biog. iv, 1838, 456, pi. 362. 



Garrulus ullramarinus, AuD., Syn. 1839, 154; B. Am. \\ . 1842, 115, pi. 232 (nee Bp.). 



Cyanocitta superciliosa, Strickl., Ann. Mag. xv, 1845, i.;ii'i (^fide Bd., type of genus). 



" Coitus palliatus, Drapiez." 



d. sumicJirasti. 



Cyanocitta suviichrasti,'Rix>G\v., Rep. Geol. Surv. 40th parallel, p. — (still in press). 

 Cyanocitta californica var. sumichrasti, B. B. & R., N. A. B. ir, 1874. 283 (Mexico). 

 Aplielocoma floridana var. sumichrasti, CouES. 



Sab. — The typical form in Florida only. Var. u'oodhousci from tbo Southern Rocky 

 Mountain region, Utah into Mexico. Var. californica from the Cascade Mountains and 

 Sierra Nevada of California to the Pacific. 



jSot obtained by either of the earlier Expeditious. 



Later Expeditions.— 5986i, 61082, Wyoming ; 61754-55, Utah. 



The three forms above given, after being currently reported as distinct species for 

 several years, were united by Dr. Schlegel, whose example was followed by Mr. Allen. 

 But it appears that there are some tangible differences, warranting a geographico- 

 varietal separation. Mr. Allen subsequently modified his first impressions to agree 

 with the determination as given in the Key, above quoted. Messrs. Baird and Ridg- 

 way keep floridana separate, uniting only icoodhousei with californica ; but all three 

 forms appear to constitute links in a single chain. As for the generic name, both Gray 

 and Cabanis state that Cyanocitta (Strickland) was based upon the crested species, and, 

 therefore, is a synonym of Cyanurus, Sw. Prof. Baird states, however, that Cyanocitta 

 has as type C. californica. I have no opportunity, just at present, of satisfying myself 

 which is right. 



Tlie northernmost record of var. woodhomei I bave seeu, is that given 

 by Mr. Allen, who found it at Ogden, in Northern Utah, thus bringing 

 its range to the confines of the region embraced iu the ijreseut work. 



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