Canada jay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Canada jay
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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 Edison Marshall
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 Stewart Edward White
"It is his trail," she whispered, to a Canada jay that chattered and jabbered at her from the limb of a dead spruce.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
"Yes, I know, you were with Monsieur Gillies and Henri very late last night," she replied, watching the antics of an inquisitive Canada jay in an adjacent birch.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by George P. Marsh
On one of my jaunts down this Mount Mansfield road I happened to espy a Canada jay in a thick spruce.
From The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey
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