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Definition of Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
1. Noun. A Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona.
Generic synonyms: Camp Robber, Canada Jay, Gray Jay, Grey Jay, Perisoreus Canadensis, Whisker Jack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perisoreus Canadensis Capitalis
Literary usage of Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Range.—Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona.
This variety has the whole crown white and only a small amount of blackish ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Perisoreus canadensis capitalis Ridgway. ROCKY MOUNTAIN JAY.—One was seen on a
high hill east of the lake on June 16. 56. Corvus corax sinuatus (Wagler). ..."
3. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"278. 2'. Back gray. East of Coast and Cascade ranges . . griseus, p. 279. 484a.
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis ..."
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