black-crowned night heron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black-crowned night heron
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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His longest stake out was a nine-hour watch for a black-crowned night heron near Wakefield, which he finally saw for three or four seconds.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024
It was 5:28 A.M., and a black-crowned night heron hunched into its pale-gray wings.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2019
He continues to straighten out struggling players on the local high school team, spotting a dysfunctional club as easily as a veteran birdist recognizes a black-crowned night heron.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 26, 2017
Officials say the tree was home to migratory and protected birds, such as the snowy egret and black-crowned night heron.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2015
And some early evening, go to the northern tip of Manhattan and listen for the black-crowned night heron, darting or hunched and hungry, just as in the painting.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2014
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