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B0273400 (bûrd)n.1. a. Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings.b. Such an animal hunted as game.c. Such an animal, especially a chicken or turkey, used as food: put the bird in the oven.2. See clay pigeon.3. Sports See shuttlecock.4. Slang A rocket, guided missile, satellite, or airplane.5. Slang A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable: a sly old bird.6. Chiefly British Slang A young woman.7. Slang a. A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.b. Discharge from employment: lost a big sale and nearly got the bird.8. An obscene gesture of anger, defiance, or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward.intr.v. bird·ed, bird·ing, birds 1. To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings.2. To trap, shoot, or catch birds.Idiom: for the birds Objectionable or worthless.

[Middle English, from Old English brid, young bird.]

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(bɜːd) n1. (Animals) any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird. 2. informal a person (usually preceded by a qualifying adjective, as in the phrases rare bird, odd bird, clever bird)3. slang chiefly Brit a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend4. slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird; shortened from birdlime, rhyming slang for time)5. a bird in the hand something definite or certain6. the bird has flown informal the person in question has fled or escaped7. the birds and the bees euphemistic or jocular sex and sexual reproduction8. birds of a feather people with the same characteristics, ideas, interests, etc9. get the bird informal a. to be fired or dismissedb. (esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided10. give someone the bird informal to tell someone rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss11. kill two birds with one stone to accomplish two things with one action12. like a bird without resistance or difficulty13. a little bird a (supposedly) unknown informant: a little bird told me it was your birthday. 14. for the birds strictly for the birds informal deserving of disdain or contempt; not important[Old English bridd, of unknown origin] ˈbirdlike adj

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n. 1. any warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, having feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, and a beak. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3. clay pigeon. 4. a shuttlecock. 5. Slang. a person, esp. one having some peculiarity: He's an odd bird. 6. Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile. 7. a thin piece of meat rolled around a stuffing and braised: veal birds. 8. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a girl or young woman. 9. the bird, Slang. a. hissing, booing, etc., to show disapproval. b. a gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger. 10. Archaic. the young of any fowl. v.i. 11. to catch or shoot birds. 12. to bird-watch. Idioms: 1. birds of a feather, people with similar attitudes, interests, or experience. 2. for the birds, Informal. worthless; not to be taken seriously. [before 900; Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d) young bird] bird′like`, adj.

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(bûrd) Any of numerous warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals that have wings for forelimbs, a body covered with feathers, a hard bill covering the jaw, and a four-chambered heart.Did You Know? Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? Most scientists who research the origin of birds think so, and they have lots of evidence to support this view. Small meat-eating dinosaurs and primitive birds share about 20 characteristics that neither group shares with other kinds of animals. Just a few of these include hollow bones, the position of the pelvis, the structure of their eggs, the shape of the shoulder blade, and a collarbone shaped into a wishbone. Dinosaurs had scales, and birds have modified scales—their feathers—and scaly feet. And it may be that at least some dinosaurs had feathers. Recently discovered fossils of a small dinosaur show that it had a feather-like covering. In fact, some primitive fossil birds and small meat-eating dinosaurs are so alike that it is difficult to tell them apart based on their skeletons alone.

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Noun	1.	bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingscraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or craniumAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsdickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird - small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birdscock - adult male birdhen - adult female birdnester - a bird that has built (or is building) a nestnight bird - any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etcbird of passage - any bird that migrates seasonallyprotoavis - most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbsarchaeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx - extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birdsSinornis - sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birdsIbero-mesornis - sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birdsarchaeornis - extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wingflightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birdscarinate, carinate bird, flying bird - birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight musclespasseriform bird, passerine - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helplessnonpasserine bird - chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformesbird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animalsbeak, neb, nib, pecker, bill - horny projecting mouth of a birdgallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birdsparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic soundscuculiform bird - birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)coraciiform bird - chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holesapodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flightcaprimulgiform bird - long-winged nonpasserine birdspiciform bird - any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring woodtrogon - forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tailsaquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt waterfurcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birdsfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdswing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)pennon, pinion - wing of a birdbird's foot - the foot of a birduropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers growcroupe, rump, croup, hindquarters - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocksair sac - any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birdspreen gland, uropygial gland - oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birdssyrinx - the vocal organ of a birdtwitterer - a bird that twittersbird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as foodflock - a group of birdschirpy - (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
	2.	bird - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as foodfowlbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingswishbone, wishing bone - the furcula of a domestic fowlpoultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for foodwildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for fooddrumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowlsecond joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowlwing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"giblet, giblets - edible viscera of a fowloyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowlparson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowlmeat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as fooddark meat - the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
	3.	bird - informal terms for a (young) woman dame, wench, chick, doll, skirtfille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	4.	bird - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contemptboo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, snort, hiss, hoot, raspberrycry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
	5.	bird - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathersshuttle, shuttlecock, birdiebadminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton
Verb	1.	bird - watch and study birds in their natural habitatbirdwatchobserve - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"

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noun feathered friend, birdie, fledgling, fowl, warbler, songbird a rare birdRelated words
adjective avian, ornithic
male cock
female hen
young chick, fledg(e)ling, nestling
collective nouns flock, congregation, flight, volery
habitation nest
like ornithomania
fear ornithophobia see seabirds, types of fowlQuotations
"No ladder needs the bird but skies"
"To situate its wings,"
"Nor any leader's grim baton"
"Arraigns it as it sings" [Emily Dickinson]
"Who wills devoutly to absorb, contain,"
"birds give him pain" [Richard Wilbur The Beautiful Changes]
"I know what the caged bird feels, alas!" [Paul Lawrence Dunbar Sympathy]Proverbs
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
"Birds of a feather flock together"

Birds

accentor, amazon, ani, avadavat or amadavat, avocet, babbler, Baltimore oriole, barbet, beccafico, bee-eater, bellbird, bird of paradise, bishopbird, bittern, blackbird, blackcap, blackcock, black grouse, blackpoll, bluebird, blue grouse, blue jay, bluethroat, bluetit, boatbill or boat-billed heron, bobolink, bobwhite, bokmakierie, bowerbird, brain-fever bird, brambling, broadbill, brolga, Australian crane, or (Austral.) native companion, budgerigar, bulbul, bullfinch, bunting, bush shrike, bushtit, bush wren, bustard, button quail, cacique, canary, Cape pigeon, capercaillie or capercailzie, Cape sparrow, capuchin, cardinal or cardinal grosbeak, carrion crow, cassowary, catbird, chaffinch, chat, chickadee, chicken or (Austral. inf.) chook, chiffchaff, chimney swallow or chimney swift, chipping sparrow, chough, chuck-will's-widow, chukar, cliff swallow, coal tit or coletit, cockatiel or cockateel, cockatoo, cock-of-the-rock, collared dove, coly or mousebird, conure, coppersmith, coquette, corella, corn bunting, corncrake, cotinga or chatterer, coucal, cowbird, crake, crane, crested tit, crocodile bird, crombec, crossbill, crow or (Scot.) corbie, cuckoo, cumulet, curassow, curlew, currawong or bell magpie, darter, anhinga, or snakebird, demoiselle (crane) or Numidian crane, diamond bird or pardalote, dipper or water ouzel, diver, dollarbird, dotterel or dottrel, dove or (archaic or poetic) culver, dowitcher, drongo, dunlin or red-backed sandpiper, egret, emperor penguin, emu, emu-wren, fantail, fernbird, fieldfare, fig-bird, finch, finfoot, firebird, firecrest, flamingo, flower-pecker, flycatcher, francolin, friarbird, frogmouth, galah, gang-gang, gnatcatcher, go-away bird, godwit, goldcrest, golden oriole, goldfinch, grackle or crow blackbird, grassfinch, grassquit, great crested grebe, great northern diver, great tit, grebe, greenfinch, green leek, greenlet, greenshank, green woodpecker, grey warbler or riroriro (N.Z.), grosbeak, grouse, guan, guinea fowl, hadedah, hawfinch, hazelhen, hedge sparrow or dunnock, helldiver, pie-billed grebe, or dabchick, hen harrier or (U.S. & Canad.) marsh harrier, heron, hill myna, hoatzin or hoactzin, homing pigeon, honey creeper, honey-eater, honey guide, honeysucker, hooded crow, hoopoe, hornbill, house martin, house sparrow, hummingbird or trochilus, ibis, jabiru, jacamar, jaçana or lily-trotter, jackdaw, jacksnipe, Jacobin, jaeger (U.S. & Canad.), Java sparrow, jay, junco, jungle fowl, kagu, kaka, kakapo, kea, killdeer, kingbird, kingfisher, king penguin, kiwi or apteryx, knot, koel, kokako, kookaburra or laughing jackass, kotuku, Lahore, lapwing or green plover, lark, limpkin or courlan, linnet, locust bird, loggerhead shrike, longspur, long-tailed tit, lorikeet, lory, lourie, lovebird, lyrebird, macaw, magpie, magpie lark, Major Mitchell, marabou, marsh tit, martin, meadowlark, meadow pipit, minivet, mistle thrush or missel thrush, mockingbird, monal or monaul, motmot or sawbill, mourning dove, myna, mynah, or mina, nighthawk, bullbat, or mosquito hawk, night heron, nightingale, nightjar or (U.S. & Canad.) goatsucker, noddy, noisy miner, nun, nutcracker, nuthatch, oil bird or guacharo, oriole, ortolan or ortolan bunting, ostrich, ouzel or ousel, ovenbird, oxpecker or tick-bird, parakeet or parrakeet, parrot, partridge, peacock, peafowl, peewit, pelican, penguin, phalarope, pheasant, pied wagtail, pigeon, pipit, plover, pratincole, ptarmigan, puffbird, puffin, pukeko, purple gallinule, pyrrhuloxia, quail, quarrian or quarrion, quetzal, racket-tail, rail, rainbow bird, raven, red-backed shrike, redbreast, red grouse, red-legged partridge, redpoll, redshank, redstart, redwing, reedbird, reed bunting, reedling or bearded tit, reed warbler, regent-bird, rhea or American ostrich, ricebird, riflebird, rifleman, ringed plover, ring-necked pheasant, ring ouzel, roadrunner or chaparral cock, robin or robin redbreast, rock dove or rock pigeon, rockhopper, roller, rook, rosella, rosy finch, ruff, ruffed grouse, runt, saddleback, saddlebill or jabiru, sage grouse, sanderling, sandgrouse, sand martin, sandpiper, sapsucker, Scandaroon, scarlet tanager, scrub bird, sedge warbler, seriema, serin, sheathbill, shoebill, shore bird or (Brit.) wader, shrike or butcherbird, sicklebill, siskin or (formerly) aberdevine, sitella or tree-runner, skimmer, skylark, snipe, snow bunting, snowy egret, solitaire, song sparrow, song thrush or mavis, sora, sparrow, spoonbill, spotted crake, spotted flycatcher, spotted sandpiper or (U.S.) peetweet, squacco, starling, stilt, stint, stock dove, stonechat, stone curlew or thick-knee, stork, sugar bird, sunbird, sun bittern, surfbird, swallow, swift, swiftlet, swordbill, tailorbird, takahe, tanager, tattler, tawny pippit, tern, thornbill, thrasher, thrush or (poetic) throstle, tit, titmouse, tody, toucan, touraco, turaco, or plantain-eater, towhee, tragopan, tree creeper, tree sparrow, trochilus, trogon, tropicbird, troupial, trumpeter, tui, turtledove, twite, umbrella bird, veery, verdin, wader or wading bird, wagtail, wall creeper, warbler, water rail, water thrush, wattlebird, waxbill, waxwing, weaverbird or weaver, weka, Maori hen, or wood hen, wheatear, whimbrel, whinchat, whip bird, whippoorwill, white-eye or (N.Z.) blighty, silvereye, or waxeye, whitethroat, whooping crane, willet, willow grouse, willow tit, willow warbler, wonga-wonga, woodchat or woodchat shrike, woodcock, wood ibis, woodlark, woodpecker, wood pigeon, ringdove, cushat, (Scot.) cushie-doo, or (English dialect) quist, woodswallow, wood warbler, wren, wrybill, wryneck, yellowhammer, zebra finchExtinct birds archaeopteryx, archaeornis, dodo, great auk, huia, ichthyornis, moa, notornis, passenger pigeon, solitaire

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nounSlang. Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval:boo, catcall, hiss, hoot.Slang: Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz.

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(bəːd) noun a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly. Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.鸟bird's-eye view a general view from above. a bird's-eye view of the town from an aeroplane.鸟瞰

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warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebratevertebrate,
any animal having a backbone or spinal column. Verbrates can be traced back to the Silurian period. In the adults of nearly all forms the backbone consists of a series of vertebrae. All vertebrates belong to the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata.
..... Click the link for more information. animal having its body covered with feathersfeathers,
outgrowths of the skin, constituting the plumage of birds. Feathers grow only along certain definite tracts (pterylae), which vary in different groups of birds.
..... Click the link for more information. and its forelimbs modified into wingswings,
flight organs of the bird, the bat, and the insect. Birds' wings are pectoral appendages that are basically the same in skeletal structure as the forelimbs of all higher vertebrates, including the human arm.
..... Click the link for more information. , which are used by most birds for flight. Birds compose the class Aves (see ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. ). There are an estimated 9,000 living species.

Birds are believed to be extant members of a group of dinosaursdinosaur
[Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1-2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m).
..... Click the link for more information. called maniraptors (other maniraptors include Velociraptor and Oviraptor). They share with dinosaurs such characteristics as a foot with three primary toes and one accessory toe held high in back. Early birdlike animals include Archaeopteryx, the ichthyornithiforms, skillful flyers with toothed beaks, Archaeornithura, and the rooster-sized, flightless Patagopteryx. The fossil remains of the ArchaeopteryxArchaeopteryx
[Gr.,=primitive wing], a 150 million-year-old fossil animal first discovered in 1860 in the late Jurassic limestone of Solnhofen, Bavaria, and described the following year.
..... Click the link for more information. , which date to the Jurassic period, show reptilian tails, jaws with teeth, and clawed wings, but feathers (found also in some dinosaurs) were well developed. Pterosaurspterosaur
[Gr., = winged lizard], extinct flying reptile (commonly called pterodactyl [Gr., = wing finger]) of the order Pterosauria, common in the late Triassic and Cretaceous periods, from approximately 228 to 65 million years ago.
..... Click the link for more information. , another group of flying reptiles, did not share the common characteristics of birds and dinosaurs and are not considered birds. Whether the capacity for flight arose in tree-living dinosaurs that glided from branch to branch (the "trees-down" hypothesis) or in fast-running terrestrial dinosaurs (the "ground-up" hypothesis) continues to be debated. Indeed, the inclusion of birds in the dinosaur family tree, although accepted by most paleontologists, is debated by some. Archaeornithura, which dates to the Cretaceous period, is one of the earliest known ancestors of modern birds and resembles a modern wading bird.

Birds are of enormous value to humanity because of their destruction of insect pests and weed seeds. Many are useful as scavengers. The game birds hunted for food and sport include grousegrouse,
common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of red, brown, and gray.
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common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle fowls, and the true pheasants (genus Phasianus).
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common name for a variety of small game birds related to the partridge, pheasant, and more distantly to the grouse. There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls.
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common name for wild and domestic waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and swans. It is hunted and bred for its meat, eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male.
..... Click the link for more information. , and ploverplover
, common name for some members of the large family Charadriidae, shore birds, small to medium in size, found in ice-free lands all over the world. Plovers are plumpish wading birds with pigeonlike bills and strong markings of black or brown above with white below.
..... Click the link for more information. . The chief domestic birds are the chicken (see poultrypoultry,
domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose.
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common name for large wild and domesticated swimming birds related to the duck and the swan. Strictly speaking, the term goose is applied to the female and gander to the male.
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common name for a large game and poultry bird related to the grouse and the pheasant. Its name derives from its "turk-turk" call. Turkeys are indigenous to the New World; American fossils date back 40 million years to the Oligocene.
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, common name for any of the seven species of gallinaceous birds of the family Numididae, native to Africa and Madagascar. The helmeted guinea fowl, Numida meleagris,
..... Click the link for more information. . Parrotsparrot,
common name for members of the order Psittaciformes, comprising nearly 400 species of colorful birds, pantropical in distribution, including the parakeets. Parrots have large heads and short necks, strong feet with two toes in front and two in back (facilitating climbing
..... Click the link for more information. and many members of the finchfinch,
common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia.
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Characteristic Features and Behaviors

Like mammals, they have a four-chambered heart, and there is a complete separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. The body temperature is from 2° to 14° higher than that of mammals. Birds have a relatively large brain, keen sight, and acute hearing, but little sense of smell. Birds are highly adapted for flightflight,
sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket. Animal Flight

Adaptation for flight is highly developed in birds and insects. The bat is the only mammal that accomplishes true flight.
..... Click the link for more information. . Their structure combines lightness and strength. Body weight is reduced by the presence of a horny bill instead of heavy jaws and teeth and by the air sacs in the hollow bones as well as in other parts of the body. Compactness and firmness are achieved by the fusion of bones in the pelvic region and in other parts of the skeleton. The heavier parts of the body—the gizzard, intestines, flight muscles, and thigh muscles—are all strategically located for maintaining balance in flight. Feathers, despite their lightness, are highly protective against cold and wet. The flight feathers, especially, have great strength. Feathers are renewed in the process of moltingmolting,
periodical shedding and renewal of the outer skin, exoskeleton, fur, or feathers of an animal. In most animals the process is triggered by secretions of the thyroid and pituitary glands.
..... Click the link for more information. . Some birds, such as the ostrich, the penguin, and the kiwi, lack the power of flight and have a flat sternum, or breastbone, without the prominent keel to which the well-developed flight muscles of other birds are attached. The bills of birds are well adapted to their food habits. Specialized bills are found in the crossbill, hummingbird, spoonbill, pelican, and woodpecker.

In the majority of species there are differences between male and female in plumage coloring. In these birds the male (except in the phalarope) is usually the more brilliant or the more distinctly marked and is the aggressor in courtship. Unusual courtship displays are performed by several species, particularly by the ruffed grouse, the bird of paradise, the crane, the pheasant, and the peacock. Birdsongbirdsong.
Song, call notes, and certain mechanical sounds constitute the language of birds. Song is produced in the syrinx, whose firm walls are derived from the rings of the trachea, and is modified by the larynx and tongue.
..... Click the link for more information. reaches its highest development during the breeding season, and singing ability is usually either restricted to or superior in the male. Most birds build a nestnest,
structure for the reception and incubation of the eggs of birds, reptiles, insects, and some fish or for the parturition of mammals, and also for the care of the young during their period of helplessness.
..... Click the link for more information. in which to lay their eggs. Some birds, such as the oriole, weave an intricate structure, while others lay their eggs directly on the ground or among a few seemingly carelessly assembled twigs. Eggs vary in size, number, color, and shape. In spring and fall many birds migrate. Not all of the factors motivating this behavior are fully understood. These trips often involve flights of hundreds and even thousands of miles over mountains and oceans (see also migration of animalsmigration of animals,
movements of animals in large numbers from one place to another. In modern usage the term is usually restricted to regular, periodic movements of populations away from and back to their place of origin.
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Bibliography

Among the periodicals devoted to the study of bird life are the Auk, the Condor, and the Wilson Bulletin. Books on birds include the many guides by R. T. PetersonPeterson, Roger Tory,
1908–96, American ornithologist, writer, and illustrator, b. Jamestown, N.Y. He became famous with his best-selling pocket-sized Field Guide to the Birds
..... Click the link for more information. ; the life histories of North American birds in F. Gill and A. Poole, ed., The Birds of North America (1992–2003); R. M. De Schauensee, A Guide to the Birds of South America (1970); A. Rutgers and K. A. Norris, ed., Encyclopaedia of Aviculture (3 vol., 1970–77); U.S. Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, Birds in Our Lives (1970); J. Van Tyne and A. J. Berger, Fundamentals of Ornithology (1971); S. Cramp, ed., Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (5 vol., 1977–88); M. Walters, Birds of the World (1980); L. H. Brown et al., The Birds of Africa (7 vol., 1982–2004); J. Farrand, Jr., Eastern Birds (1988) and Western Birds (1988); B. King et al., The Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia (1988); S. Chatterjee, The Rise of Birds (1997); D. Attenborough, The Life of Birds (1998); P. Shipman, Taking Wing (1998); D. A. Sibley, The Sibley Guide to Birds (2000); T. Birkhead, The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology (2009) and Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird (2012). A study of endangered birds and their habitats is Bird Watch (2011) by M. Walters.

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[bərd] (vertebrate zoology) Any of the warm-blooded vertebrates which make up the class Aves.

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any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird

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(dreams)Carl Jung said that birds represent thoughts while birds in flight symbolize moving and changing thoughts. Birds are generally associated with freedom and abandon. In old dream interpretation books, birds are considered lucky omens (except for blackbirds, which are generally negative). Doves and eagles are generally spiritual symbols. Your dream depends on its details, but if the birds in your dream were flying free, it may be symbolic of spiritual, psychological, or physical freedom.

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noun any of various derisive sounds of disapproval

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noun warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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noun the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

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noun informal terms for a (young) woman

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noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

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noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

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verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat

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