Society for the Jirotection of Birds. 
EDUCATIONAL SERIES. Edited by H. E. DRESSER, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 
No. 15.—THE JAY. 
By JOHN. CORDEAUX, F.R.G.S., M.B.O.U. 
I. Name—J AY. pe 
Family—Corvide. 
Sub-Family—Garruline. Garrulus glandarius (Linn). 
II. General Description. 
Jay.—Adult male: crest whitish, the feathers either tipped or striped down the centre 
with black; chin and throat white, bordered with a broad black streak running downward on 
each side from the base of the bill; upper parts, vinaceous brown; primaries black, margined 
with dull white ; secondary quills black, with half the outer webs white; innermost feathers 
chestnut, and tipped with black; under parts, pale cinnamon. The most conspicuous and 
attractive portion of the plumage is the turquoise and cobalt patch on the wings, barred trans- 
versely with black; rump and under tail-coverts white ; tail black, with indistinct bluish bars 
at base. Length, 143 inches ; extent of wing, 23 inches. Irides, pale blue; legs and feet, 
pale brown. ‘The female has the crest less produced, colour less bright, and the blue of the 
wing less pure. Young birds of the year are withcut the blue irides. 
III. Where, when, and in what numbers found. 
The Jay is a resident throughout the year in the British Islands, also over the greater 
part of the Continent, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Islands, and from the 
Illustration, by kind permission of Messrs. Gurney & Jackson, from “ Manual of British Birds,’”’ by 
Mr. Howard Saunders. 
