bird of ill omen vs cynic

bird of ill omen

noun

  • A person who brings bad news 

cynic

noun

  • A person whose outlook is scornfully negative. 

  • A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness. 

adj

  • cynical (in all senses) 

  • Relating to the Dog Star. 

How often have the words bird of ill omen and cynic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )