A jay: in some parts of England, the Common Jay; in U.S., the Blue Jay.

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1851.  Mayne Reid, Scalp Hunters, xxxii. 247. I could hear the shrill voices of the jay-birds.

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1881.  Leicestersh. Gloss., Jay-bird, the jay.

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1890.  L. C. D’Oyle, Notches, 81. The only signs of life were an occasional jay-bird, or an eagle.

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1893.  Wiltsh. Gloss., Joy-bird, the Jay.

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