Cassican
Pronunciation : Cas"si*can
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. cassicus helmeted, fr. L. cassis a belmet.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913