. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 204 OEDEES OF BIRDS—PERCHERS AND SINGERS on wings and tail, and with blue as its prevail- ing color. The Piiion Jay^ (pronounced pin'yone) is a bird well worth knowing. On the Sierra Nevada mountains and adjacent plateaus, where the piflon pine, juniper and cedar b^a^'cly struggle against the scarcity of water, and only half clothe the rugged nakedness of Nature, this Jay is a welcome habitant. I think it safe to say that you will find it wherever you find the pinon. pine,
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 204 OEDEES OF BIRDS—PERCHERS AND SINGERS on wings and tail, and with blue as its prevail- ing color. The Piiion Jay^ (pronounced pin'yone) is a bird well worth knowing. On the Sierra Nevada mountains and adjacent plateaus, where the piflon pine, juniper and cedar b^a^'cly struggle against the scarcity of water, and only half clothe the rugged nakedness of Nature, this Jay is a welcome habitant. I think it safe to say that you will find it wherever you find the pinon. pine, whose big, husky cones furnish a generous quantity of seeds, called "nuts," which are good for man, and grand food for all the wild creatures that can crack their delicate shell. 1 have never seen the Pinon .Jay so numerous that it could be called a " common " bird through- out an extensive region. At the same time, it is a bird of social habit, and given to flocking, cjuite like our eastern crow. It is really a con- necting link between the crows and jays. It has a short, sciuare tail, no crest or "top-knot;" its predominating color is grayish-blue, and its cry is a crow-like "; Clarke's Nut-Cracker- is a bird of the western mountain-tops and canyons, and a companion of the mountain-sheep. Wild creatures that love to dwell on high mountains, amid grand scenery, appeal to my affections more strongly than some others. To me, this bird recalls > Cy-an-o-ceph'a-lus cij-aii-o-cci>h'a-hifi. Length, 11 inches. 2 Nu-ci-fra'ga co-lii'm-bi-an'a. Length, 12 inches. pictures of mountain-parks, "rim-rock," "shde- rock," pines and cedars bravely climbing up steep acclivities, gloomy canyons, and rushing streams of icy-cold water below all. I first made acquaintance with this bird while hunting elk and mountain-sheep, on a fearfully steep mountain-side, with a magnificent pano- rama spread out below. It greeted me in fri
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