Cassican
Cas´si`can
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.