TORONTO DID NOT EXIST IN 1783!

Can't speak for everyone else, but I keep saying Toronto existed during the Revoultionary War just to irk the Brits/Canadians. :rolleyes:

Likely tell there are a good number of us Americans that are just that ignorant. Likely tell there are a good number of us that couldn't even point out the general area in Canada Toronto/York is. Oh well.
 
Did the Blue Jays exist in 1783 though?

Duh, of course they did. They were described by Catesby in 1754 and given a scientific name by Linnaeus himself 4 years later.

Their range even included (and includes) Toronto/York/etc.

I have been trying to find out when Blue Jays and Stellar's Jays diverged, but it was certainly before the last glaciation (which, as you may have figured out, does predate the founding of York/Toronto), as there is a very nice article I found on the genetics of Stellar's Jays which postulates (and names) several glacial refugia for the origin of various strains/subspecies.

Was that particularly helpful? I did answer your question, no?:)
 
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