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Synopsis of the Birds 
Garrulous, noisy, inquisitive. Advance by leaps. Flight 
generally neither protracted nor elevated. 
63. Corvus crist atus, L Crested, blue ; beneath whitish 
with a black collar ; wing-coverts transversely lineated with 
black ; tail cuneiform. 
Blue Jay , Corvus cristatus , Wils. Am. Orn. i. p. 11 .pi. l. 
fig- 1 - 
Inhabits every part of North America, more abundant in 
the northern and middle states ; during winter only in the 
southern. 
64. Corvus floridanus, Bartrara. Not crested ; bright azure; 
back brownish; beneath whitish-grey; tail subcuneiform. 
Florida Jay , Corvus floridanus, nob. Am. Orn.pl. 13. fig l. 
Garrulus cyaneus and ccerulescens , Vieill. 
Inhabits Florida and the neighbouring states to Kentucky. 
65. Corvus canadensis. L. Blackish-plumbeous ; hind head 
black ; forehead, collar, beneath, and tip of the tail brownish- 
white. 
Canada Jay , Corvus canadensis, Wils. Am. Orn. Hi. p. 33. 
pi. 21 .fig. 1. 
Inhabits the colder parts of North America. Rare in the 
United States, appearing during winter in the northern sec- 
tion only. 
FAMILY VIII. SERICATL 
Sericctii, Coraces , III. Dentirostres, Cuv. Baccivori, 
Myiotheres, Vieill. Furistomi, Ranz. Latirostres, Fair. 
Orders Insectivores , Omnivores, Temm. 
Bill short, robust, dilated, depressed nearly to the tip ; 
upper mandible curved, almost always notched ; gape large. 
Feet of middling length, somewhat robust; tarsi annulated, 
naked ; hind toe somewhat broad and flat, nails incurved, 
well proportioned to the toes. Wings moderate, not acute 
Tail of twelve feathers. 
