Quiscalus crassirostris

Quiscalus crassirostris
Tinkling Tin"kling, n. 1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles. [1913 Webster]

Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) A grackle ({Quiscalus crassirostris}) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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