Jay facts for kids
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The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy birds in the crow family Corvidae.
Jays in culture
Slang
- The word "jay" has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a stupid or dull person, from which is derived the term jaywalking
Organizational symbols
- The Toronto Blue Jays, a Major League Baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario.
Related pages
- Ericson, Per G. P.; Jansén, Anna-Lee; Johansson, Ulf S. & Ekman, Jan (2005): Inter-generic relationships of the crows, jays, magpies and allied groups (Aves: Corvidae) based on nucleotide sequence data. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 222-234. PDF fulltext
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