THE CALIFORNIA JAY. 



VERYBODY is acquainted with 

 the blue jay, and a jay of a fel- 

 low he is. When you meet a 

 man that is sly, cunning, inquis- 

 itive about matters that do not 

 concern him, that man is called 

 a "jay." He is like the blue jay. 



This bird is neither shrike, nor crow, nor wood- 

 pecker, and yet he is like each of them in many 

 ways. But he is more like himself than anybody 

 else. In spite of all we shall have to say against 

 him, we are very fond of him. Let anybody 

 who lives on the edge of the woods take to study- 

 ing these strange birds, and they will get both 

 profit and pleasure. And the more one finds out 

 about the jay, the more will he learn about some 

 other birds and little crea- 



t ureg REFERENCE TOPICS. 



The voice of the blue Camplngr ^ 



Methods of hunting 



jay is often soft and musi- game. 



Cal, though he has the Necessity for keeping 



quiet. 



name of being harsh of I 



