- a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
- any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, having black plumage.
- any of several other unrelated birds having black plumage in either or both sexes.
- a person, especially a Pacific Islander, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery abroad, usually in Australia.
- to kidnap (a person), as in blackbirding.
- to engage in blackbirding.
- a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown
- any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius
- a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia
- (formerly) to kidnap and sell into slavery
