. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CLARKE NUTCRACKER, 491. Nucifraga columhiana. 12i/^ inches. Clarke Crows are found abundantly in all coniferous forests on the higher mountains in their range. They are very peculiar birds, having some of the traits of Woodpeckers, but more of those of the Jays. They are very active, very noisy and very inquisitive, sharing with the Rocky Mountain Jay the names of "Camp Robber," "Moose Bird," etc. They are great travellers and may, one season, be absent where they were abundant
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CLARKE NUTCRACKER, 491. Nucifraga columhiana. 12i/^ inches. Clarke Crows are found abundantly in all coniferous forests on the higher mountains in their range. They are very peculiar birds, having some of the traits of Woodpeckers, but more of those of the Jays. They are very active, very noisy and very inquisitive, sharing with the Rocky Mountain Jay the names of "Camp Robber," "Moose Bird," etc. They are great travellers and may, one season, be absent where they were abundant the preceding one. Notes.—Various calls and imitations like those of all others of the Jay family. Nest.—Of sticks, at high elevations on horizontal boughs of coniferous trees. The four eggs have a pale greenish-gray ground, thickly sprinkled with darke/ ( ). Range.—Mountains of western North America, casu ally east to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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