Jay
Latin name: | Garrulus |
Other names: | Choucas, Gargalus, Geai, Gragulo, Häher, Hera, Iaye |
Category: | Bird |
A very noisy bird
General Attributes
The jay is a noisy bird. It lives in forests and flies from tree to tree, singing noisily. A captured jay can be kept in a cage and can be taught to talk. If such a bird escapes back to the forest, it is even noisier than before.
Many sources do not distinguish between the jay (garrulus) and the jackdaw (graculus).
Allegory/Moral
Jays represent gossips, those who take pleasure in repeating gossip and listening to slander. The escaped jay represents the man who leaves a monastic order, and turns his gift of speech to slander.