EUROPEAN JAY. 
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quill short, next four graduated, fifth and sixth 
longest ; legs weaker proportionally than in 
Corvus ; hind toe strong, with a dilated 
sole. G. glandarius. 
Note . — Head crested, plumage loose. Europe, 
Asia. 
THE EUROPEAN JAY. 
Garrulus glandarius. 
PLATE XIII. 
Corvus glandarius, Linn Pica glandaria, Klein Gar- 
rulus, Briss. — Jay of British authors. 
The common Jay is perhaps one of our most 
beautiful birds. The general tint of his plumage 
is chaste and pleasing, it is finely contrasted by 
the deep black of the wings and tail, and the 
brilliant hue of the feathers composing the spuri- 
ous pinion enlivens the whole beyond the general 
brilliancy of our northern birds. To these may 
be added the quick and lively habit of the bird, 
and altogether he is an ornament and acceptable 
tenant of our woods. In the wooded districts of 
the south we believe the Jay is frequent ; as we 
proceed northward, it becomes much more local, 
though by no means rare where it is found, fre- 
quenting generally the older wood around private 
