Blăck'bird, n.

n. [black and bird.] (Ornith.) In England, a species of thrush, the Merula musica, a singing-bird with a fine note; but very loud. In America, this name is given to different birds, as to the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird, and to the Agelaius phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird (Sturnus predatorius, Wilson).