K. Selander, 1953 7 Calocitta formosa 3 mi. NNE Tuxtla Gutierrez, 1900 ft., Chiapas, Mex. Oct. 6 they are not so shy as that bird. Specimens have a little fat along the major feather tracts. Some specimens had seeds in the mouth and stomach (will collect these later). All birds are heavily infected with a very small, whitish malleophagan. Several had round worms in the eyeball socket (have specimens). All birds are molting. When approaching a bird for a banding these jays have the habit of swooping up to it just before landing. The tail is spread when they are landing -- and they are very conspicuous because of the white in the tail. Even when alarmed the wing beat is slow -- very much like Pica -- but a bit faster. Flight is straight (not undulating). When alarmed they climb or fly to the highest part of the tree (and often make good targets). They are most active and noisy in mid- morning, becoming somewhat quieter by 12 noon (at least to judge from number of flocks encountered at these times). It is difficult to obtain large numbers of these birds as they are in rather widely scattered flocks around the hillsides,