1922] Swarth: Birds and Mammals of the Stikine Region 229 



Cyanocitta stelleri stelleri (Gmelin). Steller Jay 

 Closely restricted to the coastal region. On our way down stream 

 we saw the first Steller jay at Flood Glacier, some forty miles up the 

 river from the boundary. At that point one was noted on July 26, 

 another on August 1. At Great Glacier, about ten miles above the 

 boundary, two were observed together on August 11, and proved to be 

 both adult males. The species is sufficiently conspicuous and noisy to 

 draw attention to itself when present, and as the above records con- 

 stitute all of our observations on the upper river, it is obvious that this 

 jay is of relatively uncommon occurrence in that region. 



At Sergief Island many were seen, sometimes under circumstances 

 suggesting migration. They were frequently in small gatherings, 

 seven or eight together, and often on the tidal marshes, far from timber, 

 apparently traveling in a definite direction. When thus seen they 

 were flying by easy stages from one drift log to another, in a southerly 

 direction. 



An adult female (no. 39839) taken at Flood Glacier, August 1, 

 is in the midst of the annual molt. Two adult males taken at Great 

 Glacier, August 11 (nos. 39840, 39841), are in the new plumage 

 throughout. Two immatures from Sergief Island (nos. 39842, 39843) 

 obtained on August 23 and 31, respectively, are likewise through the 

 molt, and have fully acquired their first winter plumage. These birds 

 are all typical stelleri. Those taken the farthest inland evidently rep- 

 resent extreme points of dispersal from the coast. There is no evidence 

 that Cyanocitta stelleri stelleri in this region extends inland to the 

 habitat of C. s. annectens, with intergradation between the two forms. 

 Annectens probably does not range so far north in British Columbia. 



Perisoreus canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada Jay 

 When we arrived at Telegraph Creek, the fourth week in May, this 

 species was through with its nesting. It was not a common bird nor 

 was it ordinarily noisy or conspicuous. Family groups, old and young 

 together, were seen at several points between Telegraph Creek and 

 the Summit, and single individuals were occasionally encountered 

 slipping quietly through the woods. 



This jay was one of several species that appeared to be restricted 

 during the breeding season to a higher zone than that immediately 

 bordering the Stikine River. None was seen nearer the river than 

 The Junction, a point four miles north of Telegraph Creek, several 



