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CORVIDiE, CROWS AND JAYS. GEN. 102, 103. 



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Fig. 108. Florida .Jay. 



tail about 6, much rounded; bill about 1. Florida (and Gulf States?), 

 abundant. Nutt., i, 230 ; AuD., iv, 118, pi. 233 ; Bd., 586. flokidana. 

 Var. wooDHOusEi. The dorsal patch dark, somewhat glossed with blue, shading 

 into the blue of surrounding parts ; under parts rather darker, somewhat bluish- 

 gray ; the tail coverts pale bluish but not contrasted ; on the breast the blue and 



gray shading into each other, the gular and pectoral 

 streaks whitish and well defined, the superciliary line 

 definite white, but no hoary on forehead ; bill slenderer. 

 Southern Eocky Mountain region. Bd., 585, pi. 59 ; 

 Coop., 304. 



Var. CALiFORNiCA. California Jay. The dorsal 

 patch light and distinct as in true Jloridana, but the 

 under parts, including tail coverts and tibiie, nearly 

 white ; gular streaks very large, aggregated, and white, 

 causing this part to be nearly uniform ; a white super- 

 ciliary line, but no hoary on forehead, as in woodhousei ; bill slender. Thus it is 

 seen that each of the three forms presents a varying emphasis of common char- 

 acters. Pacific Coast, U. S. Aud., iv, 115, pi. 232 ; Be, 584 ; Coop., 302. 



Sieber's Jay. Bright blue, scarcely duller on the middle of the back, 

 below white, the throat and breast tinged with blue. Length 13 ; wing 6| ; 

 tail about the same, rounded, the graduation nearly an inch ; tarsus If ; 

 bill 1, its height at base nearly J. Bd., 587 ; Coop., 305. . . sordida. 

 Obs. Not having seen this species, I take the name and description from the 

 works cited, without raising the question of its relation- 

 ships to its allies, especially C. ultramarinus. 



102. Genus XANTHOUBA Bonaparte. 



Rio Grande Jay. Green, below greenish-yellow, 

 inside of the wings and all the tail feathers except 

 the central pair, clear yellow; crown, nape and 

 stripe from bill to eye, rich blue ; forehead hoary 

 white ; rest of the head and whole throat velvety 

 black ; central tail feathers greenish-blue ; bill black ; ^'°- 1™- ^'° '^™'''i'' J^^- 

 feet dark. About 11 long; wing 4J, rounded, with elongated inner quills; 

 tail 5, graduated an inch or more; bill very short and stout. Southern 

 Texas and southward. Cass., 111. i, pi. 1; Bd., 589. tncas var. luxuosa. 



103. Genus PERISOREUS Bonaparte. 



Canada Jay. Whislcey Jack. Gray, whitening anteriorly, with a darker 

 nuchal area ; wiugs and tail plumbeous, the feathers obscurely tipped with 

 whitish ; bill and feet black. Young much darker, sooty or smoky brown ; 

 the bleaching progresses indefinitely with age. 10-11 long; wing 5^-6; 

 tail rather more, graduated ; tarsus 1^ ; bill under 1, shaped like a titmouse's. 

 Arctic America, into the N. States, S. along the Rocky Mountains to 40° and 

 pei'haps further; breeds in Maine in winter. Wils., iii, 33, pi. 21 ; Nutt., 

 i, 232; AuD., iv, 121, pi. 234; Bd.,590; Coop., 307. . canadensis. 



