c-y-a-n-o-c-i-t-t-a

Updated: May 24, 2025

Nat stood by the Doctor's chair, but the longer he looked at the page the more puzzled he became, and at last he said, "I think, if you please, I'd rather have a book with only the birds' plain American names." Then he spelled out slowly, "C-y-a-n-o-c-i-t-t-a c-r-i-s-t-a-t-a. Why, that's Latin, but it only means Blue Jay."

Elliott Coues - Citizen Bird : Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners