Perching Birds Marked With Blue 



479. Florida Stty (j^pbelocoma cfonea). L. 11,5, 

 ^tis. Foreback clay-color or pale brownish ^ray; head, 

 nape, wings, tail, sides of throat and faint breast- 

 streaks blue; a grayish line over eye; throat gray; 

 beliy dingier; forehead usually hoary. Notas. Harsh 

 and unmusical calls. 



Ranjre.— Florida; confined mostly to coast gf the middle portions of 

 tlie peninsula. 



480. Woodhouse Jay {Aphelocoma woodhousei). L. 

 !2; W. 5. Ads. Back grayish or brownish Hue, usual- 

 ly not sharply defined from nape; cruvvn, nape, wings 

 and tail blue; throat gra^; belly dingier; breast streaked 



with blue; under lail-ooverls blue; a narrow white line 

 over eye. Resembles No. 479, but is larger, back 

 bluer, forehead not hoary; line over eye sharper. 



Rdnge. — We&teTn United Slates fchlefly Great Dasin region) , froJri 

 northern Mexico north to soulheisffirn Oregon and soulhern Wyoming; 

 tail to wesiftrn Texas and Colorado; west to Calltomifl, east of the 

 Sierras. 



480.1. Blue-eared Jay [Apheiocoma cyanotis) . Re- 

 sembling No. 480, hut larger; W. 5, 5; under tail-cov- 

 erts white; back slaty-gray tinged with blue; white line 

 over eye less evident. 



Ran 2e.— "Mexican tableland nortti casually to Sutton County. 

 Texas." (Bailey, ) 



480.2. Texan Jay {Aphelocoma texana). Similar to 

 No. 4S0. 1, hilt white line over eye more distinct, below 

 paler and browner gray, lower throat and chest with 

 obsolete grayisli streaks instead of blue streaks. 

 Differs from No- 4S0 in having pure white under tail 

 coverts and in other respects. (Ridgw.) 



Range. — "Southeastern Texas, from Concho anc3 Kiirr Cuuntlta 

 wKst tu tliB Davis Mountains." (Bailey.) 



48 I. California Jay (Aphelocoma californica) . Sim- 

 ilar to No. 480, but back bruwn; usually sharply de- 

 fined from nape; blue areas brighter, throat pnd belly 

 whiter; breast less streaked with blue. Notes. Varied, 

 usual call a harsh, metallic squawking. 



Rang-e. — Pacific coast from northern Lower California, north to 

 southern Wa-.hlngton, east, In Cahfornia, to the Sierra Nevada. 



48 I a. Xantus Jay (A. c. hypolmcd). Similar to No. 

 481, but blue areas somewhat lighter, underparts de- 

 cidedly whiter. 



Range.— Lower California, north to Lat. oB'^ . 



481b. Belding Jay [A. c. obscura). Similar to No. 

 481, but darker and with smaller feet; W. 4.7. (An- 

 thony.) 



Range, — San Pedro Martlr Mountains, Lower California. 



48 1.1. Santa Cfuz Jay [Abkeloc/yma insularis). 

 Similar to No. 481, hut larger; W. 5.6; blue areas 

 much deeper, back much darker, grayish sooty 

 tinged with blue. 



Ran ^.— Santa Crui Island. CallfornlB. 



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