bluejays

[David Casseres]

Californians do very often refer to their Steller jays as bluejays, though.

On 10/26/06, Robert Mahnke <robert_mahnke at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> It didn't occur to me the last time I read VL, but blue jays are an odd
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> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Blue_Jay_dtl.html).
>  A Steller's Jay, also blue, would make more sense
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>  Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:15 AM
>  To: mikebailey at speakeasy.net
>  Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>  Subject: Re: anarchy, spoilers, bluejays, berube at the mla
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> also, I was wondering if the bluejays in the opening scene of Vineland could
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>  other than being an up and coming team that year can't think of anything
> else--tigers won the series in 1984. jays would win it all a few years later
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