crow blackbird
any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.
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How to use crow blackbird in a sentence
But on second thought I decided that the crow blackbird did not soar and circle about in this manner.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserAnother visitor of whom the kingbird seemed suspicious was a purple crow blackbird, who every day passed over.
Little Brothers of the Air | Olive Thorne MillerThe crow blackbird, seized with a fit of indolence, drops its eggs in the cavity of a decayed branch.
In the Catskills | John BurroughsI have myself seen a crow blackbird kill an English sparrow.
Ways of Nature | John BurroughsRecent investigations tend to prove that the Grackle or Crow-Blackbird does more good than harm and should be protected.
A Book of Natural History | Various
British Dictionary definitions for crow blackbird
another name for grackle
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