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BIRDS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 389
On 18th April, 1885, a nest similarly constructed was discovered
on a tree not far from Fort Providence, and it held
four eggs; but having large embryos in them, all but one
broke in trying to remove the contents. The parent was
also snared on her nest. Bird and egg were forwarded to
Dr. Bell. I will again quote from Major Bendire: " A s
the nesting season begins early, long before the snow has disappeared,
therefore comparatively little is yet known about
its breeding habits. Mr. R. MacFarlane found several nests
and eggs of the Canada jay near Anderson River Fort,
British North America, during the first week in May, and
reports them tolerably numerous in the wooded country, even
to its northern and eastern limits; but none were observed
by him in the ' Barrens ' west or east of the Wilmot Horton
River or on the Arctic coast. The nests taken by him
were placed in spruce or tamarac trees, often in the middle
of a swamp, on branches close to the trunks and well concealed
from view, and at heights of nine or ten feet. This
jay, like the other members of this family, is silent and retiring
during the season of nidification, and is then seldom
seen or heard. In the more southern portion of its breeding-range
this begins in March, and sometimes later north.
The nest is a bulky affair. One now before me, sent by Mr.
MacFarlane, and collected by Mr. Henry McKay near the
Hudson's Bay post at Pelican Narrows, in latitude 56° 30'
north, contained four eggs when taken in March, 1891. It
was found on a small spruce tree, near the trunk, about nine
feet from the ground. It is composed of small twigs, plant
fibres, willow bark, and quite a mass of the down and catkins
of the cottonwood or aspen, this material constituting fully
one- half of the nest. The inner cup is lined with finer
material of the same kind and jays' feathers, which are
easily recognized by their fluffy appearance. The nest is
about eight inches wide by four inches deep; the inner cavity
being about three inches in width by two and one- half in
depth. The number of eggs laid, as far as known to me,
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| OCR | BIRDS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 389 On 18th April, 1885, a nest similarly constructed was discovered on a tree not far from Fort Providence, and it held four eggs; but having large embryos in them, all but one broke in trying to remove the contents. The parent was also snared on her nest. Bird and egg were forwarded to Dr. Bell. I will again quote from Major Bendire: " A s the nesting season begins early, long before the snow has disappeared, therefore comparatively little is yet known about its breeding habits. Mr. R. MacFarlane found several nests and eggs of the Canada jay near Anderson River Fort, British North America, during the first week in May, and reports them tolerably numerous in the wooded country, even to its northern and eastern limits; but none were observed by him in the ' Barrens ' west or east of the Wilmot Horton River or on the Arctic coast. The nests taken by him were placed in spruce or tamarac trees, often in the middle of a swamp, on branches close to the trunks and well concealed from view, and at heights of nine or ten feet. This jay, like the other members of this family, is silent and retiring during the season of nidification, and is then seldom seen or heard. In the more southern portion of its breeding-range this begins in March, and sometimes later north. The nest is a bulky affair. One now before me, sent by Mr. MacFarlane, and collected by Mr. Henry McKay near the Hudson's Bay post at Pelican Narrows, in latitude 56° 30' north, contained four eggs when taken in March, 1891. It was found on a small spruce tree, near the trunk, about nine feet from the ground. It is composed of small twigs, plant fibres, willow bark, and quite a mass of the down and catkins of the cottonwood or aspen, this material constituting fully one- half of the nest. The inner cup is lined with finer material of the same kind and jays' feathers, which are easily recognized by their fluffy appearance. The nest is about eight inches wide by four inches deep; the inner cavity being about three inches in width by two and one- half in depth. The number of eggs laid, as far as known to me, |
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