cockbird

English

Etymology

From cock +‎ bird.

Noun

cockbird (plural cockbirds)

1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
2. The male of any bird.
   • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33:

     Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.