. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. CANADA JAY. whiskey jack. moose bird. Perisoreus canadensis. Char. Above, ashy gray; head and nape smoky black; forehead and lower parts whitish gray; breast brownish gray; wings and tail dark ashy, tipped obscurely with white. Young: uniform dull smoky black, paler beneath. Length, ii to 12 inches. Nest. In a coniferous tree; a bulky but compact structure of dried twigs, shreds of bark and moss thickly lined with feathers. Eggs. 4-5; of light gray or huffish, spotted with dark gra
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. CANADA JAY. whiskey jack. moose bird. Perisoreus canadensis. Char. Above, ashy gray; head and nape smoky black; forehead and lower parts whitish gray; breast brownish gray; wings and tail dark ashy, tipped obscurely with white. Young: uniform dull smoky black, paler beneath. Length, ii to 12 inches. Nest. In a coniferous tree; a bulky but compact structure of dried twigs, shreds of bark and moss thickly lined with feathers. Eggs. 4-5; of light gray or huffish, spotted with dark gray, lilac gray, and pale brown; X This species, with the intrusive habits and plain plumage of the Pie, is almost confined to the northern regions of America, being met 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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