Definition of Rocky Mountain jay

1. Noun. A Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocky Mountain Jay

Rockstone
Rockwell
Rockwell Kent
Rockwellesque
Rocky
Rocky-mountain maple
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain bee plant
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
Rocky Mountain dogbane
Rocky Mountain fever
Rocky Mountain goat
Rocky Mountain jay (current term)
Rocky Mountain sheep
Rocky Mountain spotted fever vaccine
Rocky Mountain whitefish
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains cherry
Rocky mountain pinon
Rocroi
Rod Laver
Rodders
Roderick
Rodger
Rodgers
Rodgerson

Literary usage of Rocky Mountain jay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1902)
"Rocky Mountain jay. Adults. — Top of head white shading ... The Rocky Mountain jay, like the other species of the ..."

2. The Rocky Mountain Wonderland by Enos Abijah Mills (1915)
"The "camp-bird," the Rocky Mountain jay, is a resident. Here in spring the white-crowned sparrow sings and sings. During early summer the solitaire, ..."

3. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1889)
"Rocky Mountain jay. Hab. Rocky Mountains, south to Arizona and New Mexico. This bird is called the White-headed Jay or Rocky Mountain Whisky Jack—a race of ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1894)
"Common at 6000, scarce at 7000, and never ascends over 8000 feet. 38. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain jay. ..."

5. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Rocky Mountain jay (P. ,. capitalis). Similar to No. 484, but head white, black of hindhead grayer and not reaching to eye. Range. ..."

6. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Rocky Mountain jay (P. c. capitalis). Similar to No. 484, but head white, black of hindhead grayer and not reaching to eye. Range. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Rocky Mountain jay on Dictionary.com!Search for Rocky Mountain jay on Thesaurus.com!Search for Rocky Mountain jay on Google!Search for Rocky Mountain jay on Wikipedia!

Search