Canada jay

American  

noun

1. gray jay.

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Canada jay British  

noun

1. a large common jay of North America, Perisoreus canadensis, with a grey body, and a white-and-black crestless head

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Etymology

Origin of Canada jay

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

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Canada jay

She scattered the shells in the heavy brush where not even the bright, searching eyes of the Canada jay might ever find them.

From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison

We have the white owl, the Canada jay, and some small species of woodpeckers.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

The various kinds of owls, and the Canada jay, which winter in these latitudes, have a feathery, half-hairy protection to the toes.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Wilson was just then upon the threshold of his career as an ornithologist, and had made a drawing of the Canada jay, which he sent to the President.

From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John

At snow line the species had narrowed down to a few ravens, a Canada jay, a blue grouse or so, nuthatches, and brown creepers.

From The Killer by White, Stewart Edward