Yellow-crowned-night-heron
see under night heron.
any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus nycticorax and related genera, as n. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) of the old and new worlds, and nyctan-ssa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) of america.
noun
any nocturnal heron of the genus nycticorax and related genera, having short legs and neck, a heavy body, and a short heavy bill
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