steller’s jay. 
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quarter of an inch long, which, in the others, is much 
smaller. That the Quiscalus major ^w&Quiscalusbaritus 
should have been confounded together, is not a little 
surprising, as the former is sixteen inches long, the tail 
being eight inches, and extending five inches beyond 
the tip of the wings ; whilst the latter is only ten inches, 
the tail much less cuneiform, four inches and a half 
long, and extending but two inches beyond the tip of 
the wings ; the osseous carina is similar in these two 
species, and the markings of the females are much 
alike. From this statement, it is apparent, that the 
females of the largest and smallest crow blackbirds 
correspond in the disposition of their colours ; a parity 
that does not exist in the intermediate species. In 
comparative size, however, they differ considerably : 
the female of the baritus , though smaller, as we have 
already stated, is, in proportion to its mate, considerably 
larger than that of the other, being only half an inch, 
whilst the female of the major is nearly four inches, 
smaller. 
These birds, as we have had occasion personally to 
observe, like most of the feathered tribes, are subject 
to become either wholly or partially albinos. From 
this circumstance, numerous errors have been intro- 
duced in the pages of ornithological works. 
GENUS VI.— GARRULUS, Vieill. 
11. GARRULUS STELLERI , LATHAM. — STELLER’S JAY, BONAP. 
BONAPARTE, PLATE XIII. FIG. I. 
To the enlightened liberality and zeal for science 
of that distinguished collector, Mr Leadbeater, of 
London, the American public, are indebted for the 
appearance of the first figure ever given of this hand- 
some jay. Trusting his precious specimens twice to 
the mercy of the waves, he confided to us this, together 
with several other still more rare and valuable North 
American birds, which no consideration would have 
