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Canada jay   /kˈænədə dʒeɪ/   Listen
noun
Canada  n.  A country in North America, bordering the United States on the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec.
Canada balsam. See under Balsam.
Canada goose. (Zool.) See Wild goose.
Canada jay. See Whisky Jack.
Canada lynx. (Zool.) See Lynx.
Canada lily. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with dark spots; called also meadow lily.
Canada porcupine (Zool.) See Porcupine, and Urson.
Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.






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... whilst the young of other species differ considerably, from their parents of both sexes, which are alike. (28. Gould, ibid. vol. ii. pp. 37, 46, 56.) Both sexes and the young of the common jay are closely similar; but in the Canada jay (Perisoreus canadensis) the young differ so much from their parents that they were formerly described as distinct species. (29. Audubon, 'Ornith. Biography,' ...
— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin



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