birdcall vs bray

birdcall

noun
  • Any vocalisation of a bird. 

  • An imitation of this cry. 

  • A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds. 

verb
  • To imitate the cry of a bird. 

bray

noun
  • Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound. 

  • The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. 

verb
  • To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner. 

  • Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. 

  • To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray. 

  • To hit (someone or something). 

How often have the words birdcall and bray occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )