sea-crow

noun5

1. •
   Any of various birds which may be found at sea or along the coast, especially those of a size or color similar to a crow, or with similar habits.
2. •
   A gull.
3. •
   A chough (Pyrrhocorax spp.).
4. •
   A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.).
5. •
   (rare) A sapphirine gurnard, a fish of species Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla hirundo).

   • [...] the Sea-Crow[, so called] from his Blackness. — 1722