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

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

You may walk hours and not see a living creature larger than a fly, for days together and not see a grouse, a squirrel, or a bird larger than the Canada jay....

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace

"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 Marsh, George P.

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