whisky-jack

What about this saucy bird, here called whisky jack, that we meet with on all of our wintry journeys?

Ye've been through enough of late to knock out a dozen men, an' yit yer as chipper as a whisky-jack.

No, it is not the bright little black and white bird like a small magpie which pecks around, that is a Whisky-Jack.

While attending to the cooking he saw a whisky-jack (Us ka tcon) (Perisoreus canadensis) flying about.

I did not see the track or sign of any living thing save a single whisky-jack, but even he was shy and kept well out of range.