jay-bird

• “Congratulations again to Stevie Mac, that annoying little kid who keeps telling all & sundry that Dr. James Hansen, PhD, NASA/GISS Dir. of Planetary Studies, Keeper and Protector of AGW Relics & Holies, is naked as a jay-bird.”

  Roundup « Climate Audit

• “The katydid led off with a trombone solo; the cricket chimed in with his E. flat cornet; the bumblebee played on his violoncello, and the jay-bird, laughed with his piccolo.”

  Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales

• ““I crep’ up the bank just now, ” said Kentuck one day, in a breathless state of excitement, “and dern my skin if he was n’t a talking to a jay-bird as was a sittin’ on his lap.”

  The Luck of Roaring Camp

• “Dick Baker's Cat" was one of these, the jay-bird and acorn story in "A Tramp Abroad" was another.”

  The Boys' Life of Mark Twain

• “Little Billie was playin 'near us, for Mitch was makin' him a little onion bed, and Dick was ridin 'Little Billie on his shoulder, and he was as gay as a jay-bird and singin'.”

  Mitch Miller

• “The voices lessened in the distance, and a jay-bird which had screamed lustily at their approach turned his attention once more to Sydney, and found her still standing, bridle in hand.”

  A Tar-Heel Baron

• “To see a dead jay-bird, denotes domestic unhappiness and many vicissitudes.”

  What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams

• “To dream of a jay-bird, foretells pleasant visits from friends and interesting gossips.”

  What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams

• “To catch a jay-bird, denotes pleasant, though unfruitful, tasks.”

  What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams

• “Girlie won't have any more idea of what I'm talking about than a jay-bird.”

  The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor

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