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

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

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 Canada jay was there also, very busy about some important private matter.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John

In one he found a Canada jay that had tried to filch the bait.

From Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale by Wallace, Dillon

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