Perisoreus canadensis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Perisoreus canadensis	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Perisoreus canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Perisoreus canadensis n a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery Synonym(s): Canada jay, grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, whisker jack, Perisoreus canadensis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[be]hi. Cf. {Gay}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest. Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and handsomely colored species, having the body pale reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay}, and {k[91]}. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly colored, and have a large erectile crest. The California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida jay ({A. Floridana}), and the green jay ({Xanthoura luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky jack}. {Jay thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila}, and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[91]}; as, the white-throated jay thrush ({G. albogularis}), of India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. {Usquebaugh}.] An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley. {Bourbon whisky}, corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky. {Crooked whisky}. See under {Crooked}. {Whisky Jack} (Zo[94]l.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also {moose bird}.