The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18156217232)

Title: The American Museum journal

Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (find matches)

Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)

Authors: American Museum of Natural History

Subjects: Natural history

Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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BIRDS OF THE riCINITV OF NEW YORK CITY 163 Family CORVID.E. Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. *BlueJay (Cyanocitta cristata). A common resident, more numerous during the fall migration than at other times of the year. The Canada Jay (Pcrisorcits canadensis), a northern species, is included by Lawrence in his "Catalogue of Birds" on the basis of an individual killed ill July near Manhattanville, New York City. This specimen is now in the American Museum (No. 42,253). Its plumage is much worn and its toe-nails are abnormally long, facts which, taken in connection with the place and date of the bird's capture, induce me to believe that it had escaped from confine- ment.

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Fig. 15. Blue Jay. American Raven (Con'iis corax principalis). Now of very rare occur- rence in this vicinity. It is said to have been formerly comiron on the north- ern New Jersey coast (Lawrence), and is still uncommon along the southern coast of the State (Stone, Auk, XI, 1894, P- I37)- ♦American Crow (Corviis brachyrhytichos). The Crow is here an abun- dant resident, but, as in the case of other species which are present the year round, it is probable that the individuals which summer with us pass the win- ter farther south, while our winter birds come to us from the north. *Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)). A common inhabitant of the Lower Hud- son River Valley as far north as Sing Sing and occasionally reaches Highland Falls. In Connecticut it is of regular occurrence as far east as Stratford (Eames, Auk, VI, 1889, p. 338), while on Long Island its exact status appears to be unknown, though it is probably not uncommon. A few remain on the coast during the winter.

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