The Collaborative International Dictionary
Screech bird
Screech \Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zo["o]l.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. Screech rain. Screech hawk (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Screech owl. (Zo["o]l.)
A small American owl ( Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color.
The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.
Usage examples of "screech bird".
So, after a time father took another wife, Zinisi, a s'mahs, which is to say a screech bird, one who has made his life a misery.