Blue Jay, Corvus cristatus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 2.
Corvus cristatus, Bonap. Syn. p. 58.
Garrulus cristatus, Blue Jay, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 293.
Blue Jay, Corvus cristatus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 11; v. v. p. 475.
232. 3. Garrulus ultramarinus, Bonap. Ultramarine Jay.
Plate CCCLXII. Fig. 3. Male.
Feathers of the head short; tail much rounded; upper part of head, sides, and hind part of neck, wings and tail, with its coverts, light blue; back light greyish-brown; a faint band over the eye, formed by the tips of the feathers; cheeks dusky; fore neck greyish-white, faintly streaked with dusky, and banded below by a narrow semilunar band of light blue, continuous with that of the neck; lower parts pale grey passing into white.
Male, 12, wing 58/12.
Columbia River, and Upper California. Common. Migratory.
Ultramarine Jay, Corvus ultramarinus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 456.
233. 4. Garrulus Floridanus, Bartram. Florida Jay.
Feathers of the head short; tail much rounded; upper part of head, sides, and hind part of neck, wings and tail, with its coverts, light blue; back very light greyish-brown; a bluish-white band over the forehead and eyes; cheeks dusky; fore neck greyish-white, with the shafts of the feathers dusky, and bordered below by a rather broad band of light blue, continuous with that of the neck; lower parts pale purplish-grey.
Intimately allied in colour to the Ultramarine Jay, but distinguishable by its smaller size, and more rounded tail, and by its having a band of whitish across the forehead, and extended over the eye, where it is not in dots as in that species.