whiskey jack
noun
1.
gray jay
.
Origin
1735-45;
variant of
whisky-John, whisky-Jonish,
by folk etymology <
Eastmain Cree
(dial. of
Montagnais
)
wi·skača·nis
Canada jay, diminutive of
wi·skača·n
blacksmith, apparently alluding to the bird's smoky-gray color