. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . ocile. The voice of the jay is harsh, grating, and un-pleasant. Upon seeing the sportsman, he gives, by his cries, the alarm ofdanger, and thereby defeats his aim. The jay builds in woods, and makesan artless nest of sticks, fibres, and tender twigs; the female lays five orsix eggs, of a grayish ash color, mixed with green, -and faintly spotted withbrown. Like the magpie, the jay is talkative, and ready to imitate sounds. Oneof them has been known to mimic so ex
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . ocile. The voice of the jay is harsh, grating, and un-pleasant. Upon seeing the sportsman, he gives, by his cries, the alarm ofdanger, and thereby defeats his aim. The jay builds in woods, and makesan artless nest of sticks, fibres, and tender twigs; the female lays five orsix eggs, of a grayish ash color, mixed with green, -and faintly spotted withbrown. Like the magpie, the jay is talkative, and ready to imitate sounds. Oneof them has been known to mimic so exactly the noise made by the actionof a saw, as to induce passengers to believe that a carpenter was at 1 Corvus glandarius. Lin. AVES—JAY 4S1 work in the house. Another had learned, when cattle approached, to set acur dog on them, by whistling and calling him by name. The poor jay,however, at last paid dearly for his mischievous tricks. Having set hisquadruped associate upon a cow which was big with calf, the cow was muchhurt, he was complained of as a nuisance, and his owner was obliged todestroy him. THE AMERICAN BLUE This elegant bird is peculiar to North America, and is distinguished as afcind of beau among the feathered tenants of our woods by the brilliancy ofhis dress; and, like most other coxcombs, makes himself still more conspicu-ous by his loquacity and the oddness of his tones and gestures. He is al-most a universal inhabitant of the woods, frequenting the thickest settle-ments as well as the deepest recesses of the forest, where his squallingvoice often alarms the deer, to the disappointment of the hunter. In thecharming season of spring, when every thicket pours forth harmony, thepart performed by the jay always catches th-? ear. He appears to be amonghis fellow musicians, what the trumpeter is ,n a band, some of his notes 1 Corvus cristatus, Lin. Gl 41 4S2 AVES-JAY. bearing no distant resemblance to the tories of that instrument. These hehas the faculty
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