blackbird

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).

A native of the South Pacific islands.

To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force

“At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”