jay
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(jā) 
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The letter j.
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The letter j.
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- Any of various often crested birds of the genera Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, and related genera within the family Corvidae, often having a loud, harsh call. Also called jaybird.
- An overly talkative person; a chatterbox.
[Middle English jai, from Old French, from Late Latin gāius, gāia, perhaps from Latin Gāius, personal name.]
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Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) (credit: John H. Gerard)
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) (credit: John H. Gerard)
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jay, common name for a number of birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays), found in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The best-known representatives in America are the blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata, and the Canada jay. The Canada jay is gray, about 12 in. (30 cm) long, with a white throat and forehead and black nape; it has no crest. Found in northern coniferous forests and swamps, it is known for its habit of stealing bright objects, and is called locally camp robber, whisky jack, and moose bird. The common jay is of wide distribution and is hunted for game in England and Europe. The female lays from five to seven eggs per clutch, and the male helps incubate them. The Florida, or scrub, jay has blue markings and no crest. The European jay is fawn-colored, with a black and white crest and wings of black, white, and blue. Jays are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Corvidae.
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For other uses, see Jay (disambiguation).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
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Jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian Magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian Jay than to the Oriental Blue and Green Magpies, whereas the Blue Jay is not closely related to either.
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This article appears to contradict the article Crested Jay. Please see discussion on the linked talk page. Please do not remove this message until the contradictions are resolved. (November 2010) |
See classification box for relevant genera links. Traditionally, the Crested Jay (Platylophus galericulatus) is placed here, but apparently this is not correct, as suggested by anatomical and molecular evidence[citation needed]. Its placement remains unresolved; it does not seem to be a corvid at all. According to Ericson et al. (2005), jays are not a monophyletic group. Rather, they can be divided into an American and an Old World lineage (the latter including the ground jays and the Piapiac), while the gray jays of the genus Perisoreus form a group of their own. The Black Magpie, formerly believed to be related to jays, is classified as a treepie.
Old World ("brown") jays
- Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
- Lanceolated Jay, Garrulus lanceolatus
- Lidth's Jay, Garrulus lidthi
- Henderson's Ground Jay, Podoces hendersoni
- Biddulph's Ground Jay, Podoces biddulphi
- Persian Ground Jay, Podoces pleskei
- Grey Ground Jay, Podoces panderi
- Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer
Grey jays
- Siberian Jay, Perisoreus infaustus
- Sichuan Jay, Perisoreus internigrans
- Gray Jay, or Canada Jay or Whiskeyjack Perisoreus canadensis
American ("blue") jays
- Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
- Island Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma insularis
- Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina
- Unicolored Jay, Aphelocoma unicolor
- Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- Black-throated Magpie-jay, Calocitta colliei
- White-throated Magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa
- Tufted Jay, Cyanocorax dickeyi
- Black-chested Jay, Cyanocorax affinis
- Green Jay, Cyanocorax ynca
- Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio
- Bushy-crested Jay, Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
- San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus
- Yucatan Jay, Cyanocorax yucatanicus
- Purplish-backed Jay, Cyanocorax beecheii
- Purplish Jay, Cyanocorax cyanomelas
- Azure Jay, Cyanocorax caeruleus
- Violaceous Jay, Cyanocorax violaceus
- Curl-crested Jay, Cyanocorax cristatellus
- Azure-naped Jay, Cyanocorax heilprini
- Cayenne Jay, Cyanocorax cayanus
- Plush-crested Jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
- White-naped Jay, Cyanocorax cyanopogon
- White-tailed Jay, Cyanocorax mystacalis
- Black-collared Jay, Cyanolyca armillata
- Turquoise Jay, Cyanolyca turcosa
- White-collared Jay, Cyanolyca viridicyana
- Azure-hooded Jay, Cyanolyca cucullata
- Beautiful Jay, Cyanolyca pulchra
- Black-throated Jay, Cyanolyca pumilo
- Dwarf Jay, Cyanolyca nana
- Silvery-throated Jay, Cyanolyca argentigula
- White-throated Jay, Cyanolyca mirabilis
In culture
Slang
The word "jay" has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently.[1]
The term jaywalking was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard.[2] The term began to imply recklessness or impertinent behavior as the convention became established. ("jay-walker". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 3rd ed. 2001.).
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References
- Ericson, Per G. P.; Jansén, Anna-Lee; Johansson, Ulf S. & Ekman, Jan (2005): Inter-generic relationships of the crows, jays, magpies and allied groups (Aves: Corvidae) based on nucleotide sequence data. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 222-234. PDF fulltext
External links
- Jay videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Texts on Wikisource:
- "Jay". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
- "Jays". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). "Jay". The New Student's Reference Work. Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.. Wikisource
- Alfred Newton (1911). "Jay". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- "Jay". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- Alfred Newton (1881). "Jay". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 13 (9th ed.).
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Jay
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - skovskade
2.
n. - fjols, godtroende fjols, sludrehoved
Nederlands (Dutch)
kletskous, groentje, Vlaamse gaai
Français (French)
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n. - j (phonème de la lettre j)
2.
n. - (Orn) geai, bavard, néophyte
Deutsch (German)
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n. - (Ornith.) Eichelhäher
2.
n. - Jot (Buchstabe)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) κίσσα, χαλκοκουρούνα, καρακάξα, πολυλογάς, γλωσσοκοπάνα
Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierone, novellino
Português (Portuguese)
n. - araponga (f), pessoa (f) tagarela
Русский (Russian)
сойка, надоедливый болтун, безвкусно одетая женщина, простак, сигарета с марихуаной
Español (Spanish)
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n. - parlanchín, cotorra, charlador, hablador, arrendajo
2.
n. - necio, tonto, simplón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nötskrika, dumskalle, pratmakare
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 松鸦, 傻瓜, 爱唠叨的人
2. 大麻烟
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
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n. - 大麻煙
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n. - 松鴉, 傻瓜, 愛嘮叨的人
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n. - 잘 속아넘어가는 사람, 풋내기, 수다쟁이, 멍청이
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ابو زريق ( طائر), قيق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עורב הציצה
n. - פטפטן, בור
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