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Quiscalus crassirostris

Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n.

  1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.

    Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds.
    --Gray.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) A grackle ( Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.