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bluejay: synonyms: jaybird ???

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Definition:

a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It resides through most of eastern and central United States, although western populations may be migratory. Resident populations are also found in Newfoundland, Canada, while breeding populations can be found in southern Canada.

The bird's name derives from its noisy, garrulous nature. It is sometimes called a "jaybird".

[It] is a noisy, bold, and aggressive passerine.

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While I was at it he asked me what my name was, but before I could tell him he started to tell me about a bluejay and a young rabbit he had catched in the woods day before yesterday,

Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn.

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"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

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Nothing moved but a single bluejay that was strutting around on the crushed remnants of a summer awning across the street.

Stephen King. The Stand (1990)

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I was just like a jaybird that the yellow jackets done stung ’til he’s paralyzed

Ralph Ellison. The Invisible Man (1952)