Steller's jay

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A crested bird (Cyanocitta stelleri) of western North America and Central America, having sooty-brown and blue plumage with a black head.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A jay of northwestern North America, Cyanocitta stelleri, crested like the common blue jay, but chiefly of a blackish color, shading into dull blue on some parts.