purple grackle
noun
A North American grackle (family Icteridae), the male of which has glossy purplish plumage on the head, now regarded as a common grackle of the nominate subspecies Quiscalus quiscula quiscula.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Latham (1740–1837), naturalist.
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