Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus)
Common name.—Blue jay.
Experimental prey.—Diploptera punctata, U.S.A. (Eisner, 1958).
Eurycotis floridana, Neostylopyga rhombifolia, and Periplaneta americana, U.S.A. (Eisner, personal communication, 1958): E. floridana was only eaten after the odor of 2-hexenal, which was released by the insect on being attacked by the bird, had dissipated.
Family PARADISEIDAE