. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. CANADA JAY He is aoout the cheekiest thing that wears feathers Courtesy ot i'tdd and Stream regards you vacantly with his beady, black eyes, or flits noiselessly around your camp. But don't make the mistake of supposing that he is really preoccujiied or absent-minded, much less timid, for actually he is about the cheekiest thing that wears feathers. All the time, probably, he has his eye on the bacon or the potatoes, which he will not hesitate to steal from under your very nose if he sees the opportunity. Hence his well- deserved name, " Camp R
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. CANADA JAY He is aoout the cheekiest thing that wears feathers Courtesy ot i'tdd and Stream regards you vacantly with his beady, black eyes, or flits noiselessly around your camp. But don't make the mistake of supposing that he is really preoccujiied or absent-minded, much less timid, for actually he is about the cheekiest thing that wears feathers. All the time, probably, he has his eye on the bacon or the potatoes, which he will not hesitate to steal from under your very nose if he sees the opportunity. Hence his well- deserved name, " Camp ; But the man who doesn't enjoy being robbed by such a thief, had better stay at home and sit in the parlor. As a vocalist, " Jack " is considerably more versatile, though no more musical, than the Blue Jay. When he feels so disposed, he can produce an astonishing medley of " chucks," whistles, squalls, squawks, and screams. He doesn't seem to swear as much as the Blue Jay does, but he has been known to provoke profanity from more than one still-hunter, whose presence and purpose he is particularly fond of announcing and then ridiculing for the information and amusement of all the woods-folk within a radius of half a mile. George Gladden. leaving only his forehead white. The third variety is found in the eastern part of British .\merica and is named the Labrador Jay [Pcriso- reus canadensis nif/ricapilliis). He is smaller. Photo by 11. li. .-Vnthony OREGON JAY. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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