. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 154 KEY AND DESCBIPTION. This jay is generally to be found on the ground, except when disturbed. Length, \l\ ; wing, 4^ (4-4|) ; tail, 5|; tarsus, 1J ; culmen, 1. Florida, north of the center near the coasts. 4. Canada Jay (484. Perisdreus canadensis). — A large, north- ern, loose-plumaged, gray bird, with the head mainly white, except the nape, which is blackish. The throat and sides of the neck are white, and the gray quills I uf the wings and tail are somewhat
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 154 KEY AND DESCBIPTION. This jay is generally to be found on the ground, except when disturbed. Length, \l\ ; wing, 4^ (4-4|) ; tail, 5|; tarsus, 1J ; culmen, 1. Florida, north of the center near the coasts. 4. Canada Jay (484. Perisdreus canadensis). — A large, north- ern, loose-plumaged, gray bird, with the head mainly white, except the nape, which is blackish. The throat and sides of the neck are white, and the gray quills I uf the wings and tail are somewhat tipped with white. Canada Jay This, like all the jays, is a noisy bird, making many harsh and shrieking calls and uttering a few musical notes. (Whisky Jack ; Gray Jay.) Length, 11'; wing, 5J; tail, SJ; tarsus, If; culmen 1. Northern Michigan to northern New England northward. Not at all migratory; straggling from its home but very rarely. Has been seen as far south as central Penn- sylvania. 5. Northern Ra- ven (486^ CdrvHS cdrax prindpdMs). — A somewhat rare, very large, crow-like black bird, twice the size of the common crow. The black everywhere shows bluish, metallic reflections. The feathers of the throat are narrow, pointed, and peculiarly independent of each other, not. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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