Painted

1913

Published

1931

Volume

8

Plate

484-484a

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Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis canadensis

DESCRIPTION

The swear-words left out of "Whiskey Jack's" extensive vocabulary are supplied by the trapper whose line has been despoiled of every bait by the feathered thief.
Personally, I would pat Johnnie on his fluffy back and feed him every dainty in the camp—but then I am not a trapper.
The struggle for existence is as bitter as the bleak cold land which these birds inhabit and any surplus is hidden. One bird secreted a quart of unshelled peanuts in exactly six minutes and they were stored under bark crevices at varying distances. He ate sixteen as fast as possible before starting storage operations.
Their tameness and impudence are attractive virtues and they give a touch of vivid life to the desolate and silent northland camps. One impetuous fellow tried to snatch a flapjack out of the pan while I was cooking it! He didn't have any luck but I shared the cakes with him by throwing bits toward his fluffy form, and he caught most of them in the air.
BREEDING

NEST: in conifers, close to trunk, a bulky high-sided structure of pine leaves, bark and moss. Eggs are laid in March and April when the temperature frequently registers 30 degrees below zero and would freeze unless protected by a heavily-lined interior of fur, feathers and down.
EGGS: 3-5; pearl-gray thickly speckled with brown and lavender.

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RANGE

From coniferous tree-limit south to Nova Scotia and northern Maine. West to Alberta and Dakota. In extreme winters rarely south to Massachusetts.

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Rocky Mountain Jay

Perisoreus canadensis capitalis

DESCRIPTION

Breeding as in Canada Jay.

RANGE

From mountains of central British Columbia and Alberta, south to mountains of Arizona and New Mexico.

canada-jay-rocky-mountain-jay
horned-lark
Horned Lark
474
pallid-horned-lark-prairie-horned-lark
Pallid Horned Lark, Prairie Horned Lark
474a-474b
desert-horned-lark-texas-horned-lark
Desert Horned Lark, Texas Horned Lark
474c-474d
california-horned-lark-ruddy-horned-lark
California Horned Lark, Ruddy Horned Lark
474e-474f
streaked-horned-lark-scorched-horned-lark
Streaked Horned Lark, Scorched Horned Lark
474g-474h
dusky-horned-lark-sonora-horned-lark
Dusky Horned Lark, Sonora Horned Lark
474i-474j
hoyt-horned-lark
Hoyt Horned Lark
474k
montezuma-horned-lark-island-horned-lark
Montezuma Horned Lark, Island Horned Lark
474l-474m
magpie
Magpie
475
yellowbill-magpie
Yellowbill Magpie
476
blue-jay
Blue Jay
477
florida-blue-jay
Florida Blue Jay
477a
steller-jay-bluefront-jay
Steller Jay, Bluefront Jay
478-478a
longcrest-jay-blackhead-jay
Longcrest Jay, Blackhead Jay
478b-478c
queen-charlotte-jay-coast-jay
Queen Charlotte Jay, Coast Jay
478d-478e
florida-jay
Florida Jay
479
woodhouse-jay
Woodhouse Jay
480
blule-ear-jay
Blue Ear Jay
480.1
california-jay
California Jay
481
santa-cruz-jay
Santa Cruz Jay
481.1
xantus-jay-belding-jay
Xantus Jay, Belding Jay
481a-481b
arizona-jay-couch-jay
Arizona Jay, Couch Jay
482-482a
green-jay
Green Jay
483
canada-jay-rocky-mountain-jay
Canada Jay, Rocky Mountain Jay
484-484a
alaska-jay-labrador-jay
Alaska Jay, Labrador Jay
484b-484c
oregon-jay-gray-jay
Oregon Jay, Gray Jay
485a
raven
Raven
486
northern-raven
Northern Raven
486a
whiteneck-raven
Whiteneck Raven
487
crow
Crow
488
florida-crow-western-crow
Florida Crow, Western Crow
488a-488b
northwest-crow
Northwest Crow
489
fish-crow
Fish Crow
490
clark-nutcracker
Clark Nutcracker
491
pinyon-jay
Pinyon Jay
492
bobolink
Bobolink
494
cowbird
Cowbird
495
dwarf-cowbird
Dwarf Cowbird
495a
bronze-cowbird
Bronze Cowbird
496
redeye-cowbird
Redeye Cowbird
496A
yellowhead-blackbird
Yellowhead Blackbird
497
redwing-blackbird
Redwing Blackbird
498
sonora-redwing-bahama-redwing-florida-redwing
Sonora Redwing, Bahama Redwing, Florida Redwing
498a-498b-498c
thickbill-redwing-san-diego-redwing
Thickbill Redwing, San Diego Redwing
498d-498e
northwest-redwing-vera-cruz-redwing
Northwest Redwing, Vera Cruz Redwing
498f-498g
bicolor-redwing
Bicolor Redwing
499
tricolor-redwing
Tricolor Redwing
500
meadowlark
Meadowlark
501
western-meadowlark
Western Meadowlark
501.1
rio-grande-southern-meadowlark
Rio Grande Meadowlark, Southern Meadowlark
501a-501c
audubon-oriole
Audubon Oriole
503
scott-oriole
Scott Oriole
504
sennett-oriole
Sennett Oriole
505
arizona-hood-oriole
Arizona Hood Oriole
505a
orchard-oriole
Orchard Oriole
506
baltimore-oriole
Baltimore Oriole
507
bullock-oriole
Bullock Oriole
508
rusty-blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
509
brewer-blackbird
Brewer Blackbird
510
purple-grackle
Purple Grackle
511
florida-grackle-bronze-grackle
Florida Grackle, Bronze Grackle
511a-511b
boattail-grackle
Boattail Grackle
513
great-tail-grackle
Great Tail Grackle
513a

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