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 5-8/12.
Columbia River, and Upper California. Common. Migratory.
Ultramarine Jay, Corvus ultramarinus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv.
p. 456.