fish crow

noun

a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.

Origin of fish crow

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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It lives chiefly in the pine barrens of Florida and is much less common in the state than the fish crow.
What Bird is That? | Frank M. Chapman
The fish crow is one of the most active enemies of our small birds.
Under the Maples | John Burroughs
The fish crow, however, is the much greater enemy of the birds.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
Here is another Southern bird, the fish-crow, smaller than ours, you see.
Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873. | Various
The fish crow is the smaller of the two, lives along the coast, and does not often go further north than Connecticut.
Citizen Bird | Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues

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