ULTRAMARINE JAY. H7 



at the base of the upper mandible several longish slender bristles. Wings of 

 moderate length, convex, and much rounded; the first quill very short, an 

 inch and two-twelfths shorter than the second, which is eight-twelfths shorter 

 than the third, the fourth three-twelfths longer than the third, and a twelfth 

 and a half shorter than the fifth, which is the longest, but scarcely exceeds 

 the sixth. Tail long, much rounded, of twelve rather narrow, rounded and 

 acuminate feathers, of which the lateral is an inch and a quarter shorter than 

 the longest. 



Bill and feet brownish-black. Iris hazel. Upper part of the head, sides 

 and hind part of the neck, wings, upper tail-coverts, and tail, light blue; back 

 light greyish-brown, the feathers of the rump whitish and tinged with blue 

 at the end; the inner webs of the quills dusky; the tail transversely undu- 

 lated, and having the appearance of being faintly barred with a darker tint. 

 A white band over the eye formed by the tips of the feathers there; the 

 cheeks dusky; the fore neck greyish-white, faintly streaked with dusky; and 

 bounded below by a narrow semilunar band of light blue continuous with 

 that of the neck. The lower parts are pale purplish-grey, passing into white 

 on the abdomen; lower tail-coverts tinged with blue. 



Length to end of tail 12 inches; bill along the ridge 1-ff, along the edge 

 of lower mandible 1 T V, wing from flexure 5 T 8 5 ; tail 6^; tarsus l-j 8 ^; hind toe 

 ■£|, its claw T 7 2; middle toe 1 T V, its claw ff. 



The female is considerably smaller, but resembles the male in colour. 



Length to end of tail 11^ inches; wing from flexure 5jj; tail 6^; tarsus 

 lyg-; middle toe 1, its claw -£§. 



The resemblance which this species bears to the Florida Jay is so close 

 that one might readily confound the two. That species, however, is distin- 

 guishable by its smaller size and its more rounded tail; by its having a band 

 of whitish across the forehead and extended over the eye, where it is not in 

 dots as in the Ultramarine Jay. 



