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often resides in towns, where it picks up part of its 

 food from the streets. It can be easily domesti- 

 cated, soon becomes remarkably familiar, and may 

 be taught to articulate various words distinctly. 

 Like the Eaven and Magpie, it has a propensity to 

 carry away and conceal glittering articles. 



JAY. 



GLANDARIUS, Lin. 



The Jay, which is known by its disagreeable 

 cry, is common in many parts of England, Scot- 

 land, and Ireland, particularly in districts where 

 trees are abundant. Its food consists of acorns, 

 beech masts, grain, and various products of the 

 garden, amongst which cherries and peas are its 

 particular favourites. It also devours insects and 

 worms, pounces on mice, and will often not only 

 suck the eggs, but destroy the young of small birds. 

 Its nest, which is generally placed in the closest 

 thickets of large woods, is formed of sticks, lined 

 with the fibres of roots. The eggs, of which there 

 are from four to seven, -are somewhat smaller than 

 those of the Magpie, and are of a pale bluish grey, 

 faintly freckled with yellowish brown. Its cry, 

 though harsh, is varied, and it can imitate the notes 

 of other birds. 



