

THE JAY. 
(Corvus glandarius.) 
THE bill is black; the feathers on the forehead are 
light, streaked with black; eyes pale lilac; throat 
white, from the corner of the mouth is a decided mark 
of black; back of head, neck, and back, reddish- 
brown; breast ight; upper tail-coverts white; wing- 
lets and greater coverts barred with black, from which 
a fine blue takes its place, fading into white, giving 
a dazzling effect. The quill-feathers are black, marked 
with white on the outer edges, while those next the 
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