blue jayn.

Brit.

/ˈbluː dʒeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌdʒeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., jay n.

Etymology: < blue adj. + jay n.

1. A common North American bird of the crow family, Cyanositta cristata, which has a blue crest, bluish upperparts, and white underparts.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > genus Cyanocitta > species critata (blue jay)

jaybird1661

blue jay1709

1709 Gleanings Anc. Rec. Bristol, Rhode Island 18 Mar. in Narragansett Hist. Reg. (1885) Jan. 211 The same order shall extend to the killing of blew Jawes [sic].

1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 15 The Blew Jay is full as big, or bigger than a Starling.

1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 173 The blue jay, the wood pecker and the partridge..are then seen flying.

1838 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 584/2 The blue jay of America is an almost universal inhabitant of the western woods.

1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains viii He saw..the white tips of the tail-feathers of a fluttering bluejay.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 14/1 Frocks and coats and hats can be as strange a misfit as if a canary dressed up like a bluejay.

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 226/2 Essentially a woodland species fond of open forest, the Blue Jay has become a common resident of the parks and suburbs of most North American cities.

2009 R. Pope Reluctant Twitcher 33 (caption) Though aggressive, noisy, and fond of baby birds, Blue Jays are gorgeous creatures.

2. Any of various other birds with blue or grey plumage and loud calls.

a. In South Africa and India: a roller (genus Coracias).

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Coraciidae > member of genus Coracias > coracias garrulus (roller)

roller1678

blue jay1764

1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. cxvi. 247/1 The Blue Jay from the East-Indies. This bird is figured on the plate reduced to half its measures.

1839 C. Fellows Jrnl. Excursion Asia Minor 1838 ix. 248 The most frequent bird, which is scarcely ever out of hearing, is the beautiful blue jay or roller, amusing us constantly by making somersets in the air.

1878 T. J. Lucas Camp Life & Sport S. Afr. vi. 83 Conspicuous among them [sc. the birds] were..the beautiful blue jay, and the Kaffir finch.

1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. viii. 185 Please don't forget the blue jay [Footnote. the ‘roller’ is usually called ‘blue jay’ by colonists] feathers.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 298/1 The birds known as blue jays in India and Africa are rollers.

1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 411/2 ‘Blue Jay’ is a misnomer in India for Coracias benghalensis.

2002 B. Grewal et al. Photogr. Guide Birds of India 91 Indian Roller (Blue Jay). Coracias benghalensis.

b. Australian. The black-faced cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae (family Campephagidae).

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > member of family Campephagidae

blue jay1861

minivet1862

1861 ‘Old Bushman’ Bush Wanderings 131 The bird that we called the Blue Jay resembled its British namesake in no one particular.

1886 W. J. Woods Visit to Vic. 23 The shrill whistle of the Blue-jay.

1913 Emu 13 95 Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike..commonly known as ‘Blue Jay’.

1954 Coast to Coast 1953–4 1 He heard the chattering of blue jays and wattle-birds over his head as he passed through the first group of manna gums.

2002 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 7 Apr. (Factor X section) 7/3 A small grey and black bird, found throughout most of Australia..[is] also known as a blue jay and it's no wonder, considering how long its common, more descriptive, name is.

3. Angling. An artificial fishing fly of a blue colour.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > types of

moor flylOE

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Waterloo fly1837

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Jack Scott1874

Alexandra1875

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Alexandra fly1882

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Zulu1898

thunder and lightning1910

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Devon1924

peacock1950

1843 W. Blacker Catech. of Fly Making in Art of Angling 114 Legs—grizzle hackle and blue jay at the trottle.

1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling xi. 370 The Blue Jay..is the blue doctor dressed with jay.

2004 B. Hansford-Steele Afr. Fly-fishing Handbk. (new ed.) 395/2 Body: Palmered, wound together, cock hackles of natural black and medium claret. Shoulder: Blue jay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue jay
释义	blue jayn. Brit. /ˈbluː dʒeɪ/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌdʒeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., jay n. Etymology: < blue adj. + jay n. 1. A common North American bird of the crow family, Cyanositta cristata, which has a blue crest, bluish upperparts, and white underparts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > genus Cyanocitta > species critata (blue jay) jaybird1661 blue jay1709 1709 Gleanings Anc. Rec. Bristol, Rhode Island 18 Mar. in Narragansett Hist. Reg. (1885) Jan. 211 The same order shall extend to the killing of blew Jawes [sic]. 1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 15 The Blew Jay is full as big, or bigger than a Starling. 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 173 The blue jay, the wood pecker and the partridge..are then seen flying. 1838 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 584/2 The blue jay of America is an almost universal inhabitant of the western woods. 1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains viii He saw..the white tips of the tail-feathers of a fluttering bluejay. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 14/1 Frocks and coats and hats can be as strange a misfit as if a canary dressed up like a bluejay. 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 226/2 Essentially a woodland species fond of open forest, the Blue Jay has become a common resident of the parks and suburbs of most North American cities. 2009 R. Pope Reluctant Twitcher 33 (caption) Though aggressive, noisy, and fond of baby birds, Blue Jays are gorgeous creatures. 2. Any of various other birds with blue or grey plumage and loud calls. a. In South Africa and India: a roller (genus Coracias). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Coraciidae > member of genus Coracias > coracias garrulus (roller) roller1678 blue jay1764 1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. cxvi. 247/1 The Blue Jay from the East-Indies. This bird is figured on the plate reduced to half its measures. 1839 C. Fellows Jrnl. Excursion Asia Minor 1838 ix. 248 The most frequent bird, which is scarcely ever out of hearing, is the beautiful blue jay or roller, amusing us constantly by making somersets in the air. 1878 T. J. Lucas Camp Life & Sport S. Afr. vi. 83 Conspicuous among them [sc. the birds] were..the beautiful blue jay, and the Kaffir finch. 1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. viii. 185 Please don't forget the blue jay [Footnote. the ‘roller’ is usually called ‘blue jay’ by colonists] feathers. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 298/1 The birds known as blue jays in India and Africa are rollers. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 411/2 ‘Blue Jay’ is a misnomer in India for Coracias benghalensis. 2002 B. Grewal et al. Photogr. Guide Birds of India 91 Indian Roller (Blue Jay). Coracias benghalensis. b. Australian. The black-faced cuckoo-shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae (family Campephagidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > member of family Campephagidae blue jay1861 minivet1862 1861 ‘Old Bushman’ Bush Wanderings 131 The bird that we called the Blue Jay resembled its British namesake in no one particular. 1886 W. J. Woods Visit to Vic. 23 The shrill whistle of the Blue-jay. 1913 Emu 13 95 Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike..commonly known as ‘Blue Jay’. 1954 Coast to Coast 1953–4 1 He heard the chattering of blue jays and wattle-birds over his head as he passed through the first group of manna gums. 2002 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 7 Apr. (Factor X section) 7/3 A small grey and black bird, found throughout most of Australia..[is] also known as a blue jay and it's no wonder, considering how long its common, more descriptive, name is. 3. Angling. An artificial fishing fly of a blue colour. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > types of moor flylOE drake-flya1450 dub-flya1450 dun cut1496 dun fly1496 louper1496 red fly1616 moorish fly1635 palmer1653 palmer fly1653 red hackle1653 red palmer1653 shell-fly1653 orange fly1662 blackfly1669 dun1676 dun hackle1676 hackle1676 mayfly1676 peacock fly1676 thorn-tree fly1676 turkey-fly1676 violet-fly1676 whirling dun1676 badger fly1681 greenfly1686 moorish brown1689 prime dun1696 sandfly1700 grey midge1724 whirling blue1747 dun drake?1758 death drake1766 hackle fly1786 badger1787 blue1787 brown-fly1787 camel-brown1787 spinner1787 midge1799 night-fly1799 thorn-fly1799 turkey1799 withy-fly1799 grayling fly1811 sun fly1820 cock-a-bondy1835 brown moth1837 bunting-lark fly1837 governor1837 water-hen hackle1837 Waterloo fly1837 coachman1839 soldier palmer1839 blue jay1843 red tag1850 canary1855 white-tip1856 spider1857 bumble1859 doctor1860 ibis1863 Jock Scott1866 eagle1867 highlander1867 jay1867 John Scott1867 judge1867 parson1867 priest1867 snow-fly1867 Jack Scott1874 Alexandra1875 silver doctor1875 Alexandra fly1882 grackle1894 grizzly queen1894 heckle-fly1897 Zulu1898 thunder and lightning1910 streamer1919 Devon1924 peacock1950 1843 W. Blacker Catech. of Fly Making in Art of Angling 114 Legs—grizzle hackle and blue jay at the trottle. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling xi. 370 The Blue Jay..is the blue doctor dressed with jay. 2004 B. Hansford-Steele Afr. Fly-fishing Handbk. (new ed.) 395/2 Body: Palmered, wound together, cock hackles of natural black and medium claret. Shoulder: Blue jay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1709
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