Some WinteT Birds of Nova Scotia. By C, H. Morrell. 
v' 3 ' f Pe f° reUS , Canadensis - C ^ada Jay. -A common resident 
Ve ly fearless, coming about the buildings for scraps. I saw birds with 
grass in their bills late in March. They evidently nest in April. 
Auk, XVI,' July. 1899, p.^57. 
Newfoundland Notes. A Trip up tie 
iiumoer Niver, Aug. 10 - Sept. 24, 1889. 
32. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — Abundant and very tame. 
Louis H, Porter, New York City. 
Auk, XVII, Jan, , 1900, p . JZ ■ 
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A Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) was also taken by J. W. Anderson, 
at Aylmer on Nov. 9, 1901. 
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Auk, XIX, Jan., 1902, p 
An Unusual Abundance of the Canada Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) in 
and near Ottawa, Ont. — Whereas the winter from 1903 to 1904 was nota- 
ble for the abundance of the Pine Grosbeak ( Pinicolor enucleator) in the 
streets of Ottawa, their early arrival and long staying, this last winter 
was notable for the abundance of the Canada Jay. Mr. E. White, a very 
reliable ornithologist, tells me he has never before seen them in or very 
near the city, but this year they were about all winter. I saw the first 
ones September 28 in the next county, but by October 7 th* y were near 
Ottawa; on October 13 I saw three on the driveway in the heart of the 
city. Some were taken and brought or reported to me on October 15, 
20, 22, 28, November 8 and 12. November 19 to 23, while on a trip of 
forty miles north into Quebec, I saw them frequently, especially where 
farmers had butchered or skinned hares, at the kitchen refuse, etc. One 
was taken February 2 at the city limits, and I saw one March 1 in the 
neighborhood. The reason for their unusual abundance is not clear. 
Their usual food supply, which I think is not great in any winter, was 
surely there last winter, the lumber camps, about which they congregate, 
not having diminished in number. — C. W. G. Eifrig, Ottawa , Ont. 
Auk, XX 11 , Juls » 19 . , p. 3 ' 3 . 
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Canada Jay ( Cerisoreus canadensis) — While this bird was 
abundant here during the winter 1904-5, it is entirely absent this 
winter. Last Sept. 28, I saw a pair at Inlet, Quebec, where they 
seem to breed — the Ottawa River may be put down as the southern 
boundary of their breeding range in this section. One of that 
pair looked strange, even comical, because he was entirely without 
tail. Nor was it because it was moulting, for it was fully feathered 
otherwise as was also its mate. Neither did the absence of its 
caudal appendage dampen its spirit of bravado, for it sailed into a 
wasp nest with a great deal of vim, not minding the wasps in the 
least. \\ asps seem to be a staple article of food with them, when 
to be had, as Mr. Kingston, a local ornithologist, tells me that he 
has found wasps in their stomachs repeatedly. 
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