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EGGS: ovate with a tendency toward ovate pyriform (Bent 1921). Ground color varies from dark olive to light buff with markings of dark brown and gray. Markings vary from small dots and scrawls to very large blotches and are often particularly heavy around the larger end of the egg (Goodwin 1960). The average dimensions for 122 eggs in the U.S. National Museum were 34 x 24 mm (Bent 1921). Sourc...

See Jackson et al. (1992) for aging criteria. Source: Encyclopedia of Life

See Kaufman (1992, Am. Birds 46:323-326) for information on identification. Source: Encyclopedia of Life

See Kaufman (1992, Am. Birds 46:323-326) for information on identification. Source: Encyclopedia of Life

A crestless jay with a blue head, thin white eyebrow line, blue wings, long blue tail, whitish throat bordered by a streaked blue-gray breast band, and a bluish-gray or pale brownish back; juveniles are grayish above, with blue on the wings and tail; brightness and contrast of plumage varies geographically, with birds of interior populations duller overall and with less color contrast and a less...