. Birds of North Carolina . )lack, are of comparatively large size, and have the wings much longerthan the tail; and the Jays, which have the plumage usually varied, often blue orbluish, arc of medium size, and have the tail as long as or longer than the wings. From an economic standpoint, the Crows and Jays have rather bad reputationsas robbers of other birds nests, to some extent sustained by facts. Their otherreputed bad habit, that of destroying newly planted or just sprouting grain, seemsto be abundantly offset by the great number of white grubs, wireworms, and cut-worms which the^y destr
. Birds of North Carolina . )lack, are of comparatively large size, and have the wings much longerthan the tail; and the Jays, which have the plumage usually varied, often blue orbluish, arc of medium size, and have the tail as long as or longer than the wings. From an economic standpoint, the Crows and Jays have rather bad reputationsas robbers of other birds nests, to some extent sustained by facts. Their otherreputed bad habit, that of destroying newly planted or just sprouting grain, seemsto be abundantly offset by the great number of white grubs, wireworms, and cut-worms which the^y destroy. KEY TO GENERA 1. Plumage wholly bluek. Wings much longer than tail. Ilumagc mainly blue. Wings al:)OUl as long as tail. Cijanocilla. Plate 16. BLUE JAY. Cyanocitta cristata cristata (Linn.) Desckiptive List 21C Genus Cyanocitta (Strickl.) 198. Cyanocitta cristata cristata {Linn.). Blue Jay. Description.—Blue above, white below, collar black, ^^ings and tail blue, barred with crested. Outer and secondaries tipped with wliite. Measurements of 23Blue Jays from Raleigh: L., ; W., ; T., Range.—Eastern North America, east of the Great Plains. Range in North Carolina.—Whole State !it all seasons. The Blue .Jay, more generally known in North Carolina as .Jaybird, is com-mon in all parts of the State, but perhaps more plentiful in the mountains, wherein many towns—as, for instance, Hendersonville and Highlands—it is an abundantbird in the gardens and groves. The Blue Jay breeds in April and May, building its nest of twigs, leaves, roots,rags, cotton, wool, or other materials. It is a large and not over-tidy structure,placed often in small trees, but more frequent
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