carrion crow

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A common European crow (Corvus corone) having glossy black plumage.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The common crow of Europe, Corvus corone: so called because it often feeds on carrion. See cut under crow.
2. n. The urubu or black vulture of America, Catharista atrata, a common bird of the southern United States, resembling the turkey-buzzard, and feeding entirely upon carrion.
3. n. The common crow of America, Corvus americanus.
4. n. A name of the European rook, Corvus frugilegus.

Wiktionary

1. n. The common European black crow Corvus corone.
2. n. The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
2. n. See under Carrion.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard