Labrador jay

labrador n One of the most amusing of Labrador's animals is the extremely curious Labrador jay (Perisorcus canadensis nigricapillus) resembling in all its behaviour and especially its pilfering habits his cousin in Lapland the _Crates infaustus_. This "whisky-Jack" or "whisky-Joh...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46855
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Summary:labrador n One of the most amusing of Labrador's animals is the extremely curious Labrador jay (Perisorcus canadensis nigricapillus) resembling in all its behaviour and especially its pilfering habits his cousin in Lapland the _Crates infaustus_. This "whisky-Jack" or "whisky-Johnnie", the Indians _ouicheat-chan_, is often the only feathered creature one can discover in the thick forest. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JUL 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I laborador,labradore,larbadore,coast of~,(down) on (the)~,Canadian-Labrador,~ curlew/coast/deer-mouse/duck/flying squirrel/herring/horned owl/jay/jumping mouse/martin/muskrat/polar bear/porqupine/red fox/sable/savannah sparrow/seal/shrew/ Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 30 Jun 2015; northern fishery, floater 2, herring, indian, Montagnais,Naskapi, livyer, labradorman, planter, room, floater, station, stationer, larberdore, merchantable, Newfoundland dialect