JAY. 



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Syn. p. 105. A. 3 Gallinago minor, Briss. 5. p. 303. 3. t. 26. f. 2 Ib. 8vo. 



2. p. 287 La petite Becassine, Buff. Ois. 7. p. 490 — Gid, Judcock, Jack 



Snipe, Will. (Angl.) p. 291 Br. Zool. 2. No. 189. t. 68 lb. fol. 121 Arct. 



Zool. 2. No. 367 Albin, 3. t. 86.— Lath. Syn. 5. p. 136. 8 Lewin'e Br. Birds, 



4. t. 159 Wale. Syn. 2. t. 139 Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 14. 



This is about half the size of the common snipe, and weighs about 

 two ounces ; length eight inches and a half. The bill is nearly two 

 inches long, of a lead-colour, black at the point, and the ridge of the 

 upper mandible light horn-colour ; irides dusky. The crown of the 

 head black, slightly edged with rust-colour, bordered on each side with 

 a yellowish streak, beneath which is a dusky one ; and close above the 

 eye is another streak of a light colour ; from the bill to the eye is a 

 dusky stroke ; the neck is varied with ferruginous-brown and dusky, 

 dashed with cinereous above ; the back, rump, and scapulars of a fine 

 glossy changeable green and purple ; the exterior webs of the latter 

 deep buff-colour, forming two very conspicuous lines from the shoulders 

 to the tail ; quills dusky ; wing coverts dusky, bordered with cinereous 

 and brown ; the lower breast and all beneath white ; the tail cuneiform, 

 consisting of twelve pointed dusky feathers, dashed more or less with 

 ferruginous ; legs greenish. 



The Jack Snipe is not near so numerous as the other species, but is 

 frequently found in the same places ; is a more solitary bird, and never 

 known to be gregarious. Amongst rushes, or other thick covert, it will 

 lie till in danger of being trod on, and when roused seldom flies far. 

 It comes to us later than the common snipe, and is never known to 

 remain in this country during the breeding season. It is found in most 

 parts of Europe, and in North America. 



JADREKA SNIPE. — A name for the Stone Plover. 



JAY (Garrulus glandarius, Brisson.) 



*Corvus glandarius, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 156.7. — Grae/.Syst. h p. 378. — Lath. Ind. 

 Orn. 1. p. 157. 18.— Raii, Syn. p. 41. A. 2. — Will. p. 88. t. 19.— Garrulus, 

 Briss. 2. p. 49. 1. — Vigors, Zool. Jour. 2. p. 399. — Garrulus glandarius, Flem. 

 Br. Anim. p. 86.— Le Geai, Buff. Ois. 3. p. 107. t. 8.— Ib. pi. Enl. 481.— 

 Geai, Temm. Man. d'Orn. 1. p. 114. — Le Vaill. Ois. de Parad. et Geais, pi. 



40. and 41.— Pica glandaria, if/em. Av.p. 61. 21.— Will. p. 88 Eichel Krahe, 



Bechst. Naturg. Deut. 2. p. 1243 Frisch, Vog. t. 55.— Jay, Br. Zool. 1. No. 



79 Arct. Zool. 2. p. 252. E. — Will. (Angl.) p. 130. t. 19 Lewin'sBr. Birds, 



t. 38 Hays' s Br. Birds Lath. Syn. 1. p. 384. 19 Ib. Supp. p. 79 Mont. 



Orn. Diet lb. Supp. — Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 5.— Wale. Syn. 1. t. 37.— 



Bewick's Br. Birds, 1 Shaw's Zool. 7. p. 356,—Selby, pi. 36. p. 79. 



Provincial. — Jay -pie, or Geae Pyet.* 

 This beautiful species weighs seven ounces ; length about thir- 

 teen inches. The bill dusky ; irides whitish, or pearl grey ; the fore- 

 head white, streaked with black; the chin white, with a broad 

 streak of black running from the corners of the mouth under each 

 eye, and pointing downwards. On the crown of the head the feathers 



