. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I CANADA JAY. WHISKEY JACK. MOOSE BIRD. Perisoreus canadensis. Char. Above, a?hy gray; head and nape smoky black; forehead and lower par:- whitish gray; breast brownish gray; wings and tail dark ashv. ti;>ped obscurely with white. Young: uniform dull smoky black, paler beneath. Length, ii to 12 inches. N'est. In a coniferous tree; a bulky hut compact structure of cried twigs, shreds of bark and moss thickly lined with feathers. i?:,:;,^ 4-5; •-'f "gbt gray 01 huffish
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I CANADA JAY. WHISKEY JACK. MOOSE BIRD. Perisoreus canadensis. Char. Above, a?hy gray; head and nape smoky black; forehead and lower par:- whitish gray; breast brownish gray; wings and tail dark ashv. ti;>ped obscurely with white. Young: uniform dull smoky black, paler beneath. Length, ii to 12 inches. N'est. In a coniferous tree; a bulky hut compact structure of cried twigs, shreds of bark and moss thickly lined with feathers. i?:,:;,^ 4-5; •-'f "gbt gray 01 huffish, spotted with dark gray, lilac gray, and pale brown ; X Th:s species, with the intrusive habits and plain plumage of the Pie, is almost confined to the northern regions of America, being rnet with around Hudson's Bay, but becoming rare near the St, Lawrence, and in winter only straggling along the coast as far as Nova Scotia, Westward, occasionally driven by the severity of the weather and failure of food, they make their appearance in small parties in the interior of Maine and north-. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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