by William Swainson, Zoological Illustrations Series II… (1829)
“ The Jays, although allied to the Crows, have many peculiar characteristics. While the latter roam about and seek their food in all situations, the Jays confine themselves to thick woods, feeding upon fruits, insects, and eggs, and seldom perch upon the ground. In unison with that symbolical system which pervades all nature, we find a perfect representation of this group in the Bush-Shrikes of the new world.America seems to possess three Jays, closely resembling each other, but each (if they have been described correctly) having some peculiar distinction. ”
