. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 226 BIRDS OF AMERICA To those who know his habits, " Whiskey Jack " seems about as undesirable a citizen of bird-land as his noisy American cousin, the Bkie Jay. Which is to say, he is a nest-robber, and in this role is immensely unpopular with his feathered kind, as well as with their human friends. In appearance, however, he bears little resemblance to the American dandy, for there are only black, white, and gray, no bright blue, in his plumage, which furthermore presents an unkempt appearance, so that withal "Jack" looks a goo
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 226 BIRDS OF AMERICA To those who know his habits, " Whiskey Jack " seems about as undesirable a citizen of bird-land as his noisy American cousin, the Bkie Jay. Which is to say, he is a nest-robber, and in this role is immensely unpopular with his feathered kind, as well as with their human friends. In appearance, however, he bears little resemblance to the American dandy, for there are only black, white, and gray, no bright blue, in his plumage, which furthermore presents an unkempt appearance, so that withal "Jack" looks a good deal like an exaggerated and much dishev- eled Chicadee. Also " Jack " has a distinctly uncanny air about him as he sits on a branch and There are three variant forms of the Canada Jaw In the \\"est, in the Rocky Mountain region, from central British Columbia, southern Alberta, and southwestern South Dakota south to Arizona and Nebraska, is the White-headed or Rocky Mountain Jay {Pcrisoreus canadensis capitalis). He is larger and lighter colored than the Canada Jay ; the whole of his head is white, except the space just around and behind the eyes, which, together with the hindneck, is slate-grayish. In the wooded parts of Alaska and the adjacent part of Canada we find the Alaska Jay (Periso- rciis canadensis finnifrons). He is a Canada Jay who has put on a dusky hood over his crown. CANADA JAY He is aoout the cheekiest thing that wears feathers Courtesy ot i'tdd and Stream regards you vacantly with his beady, black eyes, or flits noiselessly around your camp. But don't make the mistake of supposing that he is really preoccujiied or absent-minded, much less timid, for actually he is about the cheekiest thing that wears feathers. All the time, probably, he has his eye on the bacon or the potatoes, which he will not hesitate to steal from under your very nose if he sees the opportunity. Hence his well- deserved name, " Camp ; But the man who doesn
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