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GJ1RRULUS FL OR ID JIN US. 
Plate XIV. Fig. 1. 
Gamilus cyaneus, Vieile. Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. XII, p. 476. 
Garrulus coerulescens, Yieile. Nouv. Diet. iPIIist. Nat. XII, p. 480. 
Gamilus coerulescens, Ord, in Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phila. I, p. 346. 
Corvusjloridanus, Nob. Syn. Am. Birds, Sp. 64, in Ann. Lyc. N. T. Id. Cat. Birds 
U. S. Sp. 64, in Contr. Macl. Lyc. Phil. 
Corvusjloridanus, Pica glandaria minor, the little Jay of Florida, Bart. Tr. p. 290. 
Pica glandaria coerulea non cristata, Bart. Trav. p. 172 . 
Le Geay azurin, and Le Geay gris-bleu, Yieile. Nouv. Did. 1. c. 
Philadelphia Museum, No. 1378, Male; 1379, Female. 
My Collection. 
A single glance at the plate on which this fine bird is repre¬ 
sented, and at that of the preceding, or Steller’s Jay, will suffice 
better than the longest description, to show the error committed 
by Latham, in quoting in his recent work, (General History of 
Birds) the name of this species among the synonyms of that 
dedicated to Steller. In fact, the large crest of that species, (of 
which the present is altogether destitute) and its black head; the 
light brown back, and bluish collar of this—but it is needless 
to carry the comparison between them any further, they are 
too dissimilar to suffer it, and we shall reserve pointing out 
differences until required by closely related species, of which 
more striking examples will not long be wanting. 
Mistakes of this kind are perhaps unavoidable in a compilation 
of such extent as the work we have mentioned, and if they 
