proceeded from a laji|able dSsire^df e-^Sludipgi nhjninar
te#ttC6d .jhroug^out^’Wj^^Kotdd F^£»n fcofti cehfc#ej*: %^t wh^n*:
»bri^thetcontrary, we find in' tlWsameNyQtk
■of. an p « y i^ ftw > ^ |f c nM pH c a tid n ^ Specie^ 'th e y ^ t a r t ^ h e to©
^fiwl^<wndfiiBjH| | > y
,,., ^ re ifflnt. In th e ig ise of this bird, has #9*> the contrary,
h n d 't o i # m o ^ lo m m o ^ lr r o is of makings two s ^ e c i ^ ^ b f . . ^ .
ene from 4^ r s o n a & o ^ r ^ i b n > ^ d V i ^ Vbth^P %y« e b t^ d a tib iii'
Tliis ^nistaMC has Ord&.i&'va^
«j* m bis returdv£ ro^Fl(M (jt,
‘Where .he enjoyed the advantage x ^ s tu d ^ g ^ th i s ;§ p ^ i ^ ^ . I |s i
native haunts* j
b> j^ ^ h e n we-first entered East F lo r id a ^ says Mrt O rd ,/^ h io h «
Was in the beginning Of February, we *saw n o n e ^M E f^ |b |E fe '
and th^-first'jthat *w£ noticed weredn the v i c i n g « . A^&tin e,"
;.o% th ep l|^ e eh th ’nf ahovfe^nentaoned m o n ^ ' We .afterWaads*;
:oha«Ryed^he&L d ^ . i n .the gthickets n e a# theJ p aouth jg g p ie
,»fa. Jtfen. Hence we conjectured” that th e sp«&s is makM%
Wigaatdfy. *' Their Voice# is» not so agr^abl^ej. as^-thatf oft%be
Garrulus cristatus, or-Ahfested-Blue Jay-Wfgjhe U n itfi ffeagjB^
th e ^ a f e MFfels(Aej active, ^ n ^ 'n o i s y a n d 'o b s t r u c t Mheitf
itests in thioftts. T h eir eggs I have
wMbhib lpco||uvcuous an •ornament" to
tl^ ^ n ite d .. Stages, is also Common m FIoi»dE#!
sn»|ghl^Plird> *we lob se^r^E dady, in c@mpi%iy with th e Mocking*
bfldfand the Oaldinal* Qr0sbeak,.a^flpnd the^riide- habitations ,of
"the disheartened inhabitants; as -if^wijpng^ to console theiA- amid'
those privations which the frequents Indian wans, and the various!
resolutions which thyir province has, Cxperien^d? have compelled
thdm to, bear.”jteTfh^Florida Jay^io^Cve^fis- A reddeftt-imtkat
country/|>or removes ,ffom s^ tin o p f i s^lliop." Itf 4s* not
confined to Florida, where ft*was ffist uioticed^Ufy Bartr&nfc being
-feupa algoiin Louisiana,.arid* inv Ihte’.Yf^a%, ext^ds^pmrthward to
K en tu ck y ;| bpt p l n n ^ ^W A t l ^ t ^ i ^ s s ^ - f a f . ' *jBfai
Jjj^fis /naoSn abundant he^gv%fnd;! a't>}a]®^yeV,ahj^«LaW‘ yfeck
.covers’,^ l u m p s ^ ^ b ’TI'^Ag': * TheyV a|e,.
. the mooting * cr li^ds^ahs'Man
th e t^ e ^ e thpl^ts-^qi whisht »they a r ^ fjm« dA & ifci rffifosH^P i e i r
notes. a r^gnea%'yaried,^nd in. sound % ^ ^ ^ u e ^ h ^ < w h S c eAto
thos’eio^thc-Thrush. and the *Blme,«hffi, ,p ^ t^ n if iit% fo f f e h o th :
later in thcehtpilds mb VC *d i% ulHbW^%hmii,ja^$ic-\tf aj,*;pSfiljg
silent, and n,ot vsoS rflueh ? ofe |% tj§feertqfsf^ k norng^the^blfelTest:.
yphflh-{ire^too'^thick^in^erwoyen-w b h ^ |a i s an^saw-palmettos
•to be tq-UvcrSed; • and*- u s l S thq .hircl&VaM k ille d oja-^thq sppt$
which tin V seldom uu \\licn'Jj%rijSSht <Uth d ina simt.-iil tis nexl^to
impossihlfc to ^ om e -a t them i * Inch i’|ta ‘^io^j»»,This
like ijs. •relatiyesrfiia W n iy o y o u s ^ h i r y i^ ^ ^ ^ strength*
■does-not,attackd|irge animals', -v,Th^sjtofehchis-^©ur^ecinleMs-
c h a in e d s ^ J fragm#nt^^lhoBs,'<f.sand,'i' and' hatf^lg,e^|ed
sfee'^T tfc.iyt
P«Tho*llle JaysjKthough alsokdduhd in- the ^ .i^ h lo c ^M t^ , are.
i^Qfaso nh^nerOus: yhe^jkegjp.mOre in thfeWOddsf» andi^di^note-is
louder. •
t The Florida, Ja»y i^ elwen and- a,^^Kinches d'0pg/^nd4neal^
fourteen ’ingextent; the>'h^M is^-one^'inchsand ^ |q u a r t ^ - Irniev
hardly nOtbhcd, anti* .of-‘ a black colour, tHghffe?**atHifiBythe
incumbent -.setacCqiis*^%athers ■qfidrthe *baSe a& g r ^ i f |& lu e ,
mixed ..mth a few *bl,?\Cki‘sh lkisdes^%thclkMd'csSi®ip'^hA^e]f ih^o.wn’j
the*1 head--and', iiedh" h h oV ^ |ta ^ on. thed^jdel/ to^eth'^&^ith^the
•wings and ta il, a ^ , bright* azruke^ejbfet ^ i n Mand a lifjl^w e r the*
e$e',;-biijish hit'e) f|he4o5es ahdt'chfedks-.of a* d u l^ ^ b lie Jsb n ^w h a t
mixed with bl-ack; - the ,badkis* yell owisKyl|r'Ow.n,^somewhat mixed
With*’Mne on-the rump, the Upper tail-e.oy^ts .‘being brig h t .azuije;
the inner*;v&nes\ and tips of the quills .a|e-dulfcy, their shhft§v>as
von. ii.