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An Extension of the Southern Range of Perisoreus obscurus

Authors
Edmund Heller
Journal
Condor
Volume
4
Issue
2 (March-April)
Year
1902
Pages
46
Section
From Field and Study
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An Extension of the Southern Range of Perisoreus obscures

While collecting near Mendocino last summer I met a trapper who described to me this species and stated that it was not rare in the forests covering the more mountainous portions of the immediate country. The substance of his description was to the effect that the bird was a jay without a crest, grayish in coloration and with a white stripe through the eye. He had observed the species in the fall attacking venison which had been hung up in the forest. The carnivorous habits of the genus are characteristic and this statement greatly strengthens the identification. The species is evidently resident in southern Mendocino County. We have magnanimously left it to future exploration to make this record more authentic.

EDMUND HELLER

Riverside, Cal.

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