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Pick out the words that describe him. 



This is what a few writers think the Jay says: 



Flagg: Dilly-lily. 



Hoffman: Djay djay, tee-ar tec-ar Iccrr, too-whcrdlc loo-U'hccdlc, which suggests 



the creaking of a wheelbarrow. 

 Matthews: J-aa-y j-aa-y, ge-rul-lup, ge-nil-lup, hcigh-ho. 

 Samuels: Wheeo-wheeo-wheeo. 

 Scton: Sir-roo-tlc, sir-roo-tic, sir-roo-llr. 



"Blue Jay, 

 Clad in blue with snow-white trimmings." 



— Fr.\nk Bolles. 

 The Blue Jay 



"Blows the trumi)ct of winter." 



— Thore.'\u. 

 "The brazen trumj) of the impatient Jay." 



— Thorkau. 

 "The Robin and the Wren are flown, but from the shrub the Jay, 

 And from the wood-top calls the Crow through all the gloomy day." 



— Bryant. 

 "Proud of cerulean stains 

 From heaven's unsullied arch purloined. 

 The Jay screams hoarse." 



GiSBORNE. 



"He who makes his native wood 

 Resound his screaming, harsh and rude, 

 Continuously the season through; 

 Though scarce his painted wing you'll view 

 With sable barred, and white and grey. 

 And varied crest, the loncl}^ Jay!" 



— Bishop Manx. 



FOR AND FROM ADULT AND YOUNG 

 OBSERVERS 



COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA 



Would \'()U care to hear from a rural school in Ontario which, lhroti<,'h a 

 circular received from the Uniled States, got into touch with the Audubon 

 Association and has now a very interesting Junior Audubon Society? 



We l)cgan our meetings in the s])ring of IQ16, using the leallet supplied 

 when in the classroom, and following our own bird friends when lime and 

 weather ])cTniitted working outside. All the pui)ils in tin- school who were old 

 enough (Iwenly-si.x) became members, but we had a failiiful and interesting 

 following among the younger pupils. 



Last spring we held a meeting in our classroom, to which |)arenls and Iriends 

 were invited. The room was decorated with evergreens.'! )ird-hou.ses, a collec- 

 tion of nests made in the late fall, and our colored bird-pictures. 



