On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, M. Smith wrote:
> Actually, 'our' Scrub Jay is now the 'Western Scrub-jay', _Aphelocoma
> californica_, not the 'Mexican Jay'. I believe the 'Mexican Jay' is a
> former name for the southwestern Gray-breasted Jay (correct me if I'm
> wrong).
Was the scrub jay split the advertised three species, or was it changed
to four (he asks hoping for another inane tally toward 500 soon to be
taken away when people start reading gull and crow discussions on Tweeters!)?

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