Birds. 59 



saw a flock oi fifty feeding on the seeds of the weeds which 

 rose above the snow, within the hmits of the city of Utica. 

 Arrives March 7 to 18. 



146 Cyanocitta cristata cristata. 

 BLUE JAY. 



A common resident. Breeds in the northern part. 



147. Perisoreus canadensis canadensis. 



CANADA JAY. 



A common resident in the West Canada Creek Valley. 

 Breeds. They are very familiar and amusing about the camps 

 in the Adirondacks, where they have various names, mostly 

 significant of their sociable and bold character, as "Whiskey 

 Jack," "Meat Hawk," "Moose Bird," etc. 



148. Corvus corax principalis. 



NORTHERN RAVEN. 



A resident in the West Canada Creek Valley. Formerly 

 common, but not nearly so plentiful as formerly. 



149. Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos. 



CROW. 



Common all the year around. Breeds. 



150. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 



BOBOLINK. 



A common summer resident. Breeds. A nest taken several 

 years ago contained four eggs, pale bluish gray, with a few 

 iilackish marks and scratches around the larger end. The bird 

 was taken with the nest and the eggs are still preserved. 

 Arrives May 5 to 12. 



