Perching Birds Marked With Blue. 
478. Steller Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). L. 13. Ads. y, 
Crest, back and upper breast sooty brown; rump and 
belly dark, (Antwerp) blue; forehead more or less 
streaked with blue. Notes. Varied, usual call a loud, 
harsh squawking; the bird is a mimic and also a 
whistler. 
Range.—Pacific coast from Monterey, California, north to near 
Cook Inlet, Alaska, including Vancouver Island. 
478a. Blue-fronted Jay (C. s. frontalis). Similar 
to No. 478, but back paler, grayer, rump and belly 
turquoise, forehead with more blue which sometimes 
extends to the crest. 
Range.—'‘Southern coast rangesand Sierra Nevada of California 
and western Nevada, from Fort Crook south to northern Lower Cal- 
ifornia.’’ (A. O. U.) 
478b. Long-crested Jay (C. s. diademata). Simi- 
lar to No. 478, but paler, grayer above, blue turquoise, 
as in No. 478a; crest longer, the forehead with pale, 
bluish white streaks; a white spot over the eye. 
Range.—‘‘Southern Rocky Mountains; north to southern Wyoming; 
west to Uintah Mountains, in eastern Utah, andthe higher ranges of 
northwestern Arizona; south to New Mexico.’’ (Bendire.) 
478c. Black-headed Jay (C. s. annectens).  Be- 
tween No. 478 and No. 478b. Forehead streaks, and 
spot over eye much as in latter; color of body dark as 
in former. 
Range.—Northern Rocky Mountain region from northern Utah and 
southern Wyoming north to Alberta and British Columbia. 
478d. Queen Charlotte Jay (C. s. carlotte). Sim- 
ilar to No. 478, but darker,sooty slate above,blue deeper. 
Range.—Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 
483. Green Jay (Xanthoura luxuosa glaucescens). 
L. 11. Ads. Crown and patches at side of throat 
blue; back, wings, and central tail-feathers green; 
outer tail-feathers yellow; throat black, breast and 
belly greenish yellow. Notes. Noisy and harsh often 
suggesting certain of the Blue Jay’s calls. 
Range.—Lower Rlo Grande Valley, Texas, and south into north- 
eastern Mexico. 
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