'Perisoreus Canadensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Perisoreus canadensis'
From: WordNet
noun
A jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: Canada jay, grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, whisker jack, Perisoreus canadensis]
Definition of 'Perisoreus Canadensis'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
- Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
- Whisky Jack (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster] Whiskyfied
Definition of 'Perisoreus Canadensis'
From: GCIDE
- Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi. Cf. Gay.] (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest. [1913 Webster]
- 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[ae]. 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 (Aphelocoma 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}. [1913 Webster]
- Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila, and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as, the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis) (also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of India. [1913 Webster]