ROOKERY
rookery
(noun) a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rookery (plural rookeries)
A colony of breeding birds or other animals.
A crowded tenement.
(British) A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
Source: Wiktionary
Rook"er*y, n.; pl. Rookeries (.
1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds
themselves. Tennyson.
2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons,
penguins, etc.
3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of
dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. A brothel. [Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition