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in a marked degree the acuteness common to most members of the crow family. 
It nests in trees and bushes, and lays from five to six eggs, which are pale bluish 
green, profusely spotted with light and dark brown. The Mexican species (C. 
diademata ) is represented in our figure. 
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The urraca jay (Cyanocorax chrysops ) is a well-known Brazilian 
species, found also in Paraguay and Uruguay. In colour it is black 
Urraca Jay. 
MEXICAN LONG-CRESTED JAY (f nat. size). 
above, glossed with purple, the feathers of the crown forming a crest; the nape is 
greyish blue, deepening into purple on the hind neck; above the eye there is a 
blue spot; while the under surface is creamy yellow. According to Azara’s 
account, this jay, of which we give a figure, is an abundant bird in Paraguay, 
where it is as familiar as is the magpie in England, not even hesitating to enter the 
houses of the inhabitants. Not ranging into the colder regions of Argentina, 
this bird seems to suffer from the cold during winter in Uruguay; and at that 
season it is by no means uncommon to see a party of from ten to twenty of these 
vol. in.—21 
