DCHP-3

meat bird†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a gray, crestless jay, Perisoreus canadensis.

Quotations

1903
This is the common "meat bird" of Nova Scotia. . . .
1944
They belong to the Jay family. I guess their right name would be Canada Jay, but they have others, too: moose bird, camp robber, meat bird, and, of course, whiskey jack.
1963
His [Canada jay's] names, all Canadian, are: whisky jack, whisky john, moose bird, meat bird, camp robber, meat hawk, and lumberjack.