black-billed cuckoo

American  

[blak-bild] / ˈblækˌbɪld /

noun

1. a black-billed North American cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, that, unlike most cuckoos, constructs its own nest and rears its own young.

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Etymology

Origin of black-billed cuckoo

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

The first — at 12:01 a.m. — was a black-billed cuckoo, chirping out a fast rhythmic series of notes: cu-cu-cu-cu.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2016

First, however, let me relieve my conscience by putting on record the bravery of a black-billed cuckoo, whom I was obliged fairly to drive from her post of duty.

From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford