CATS

fledgling a young bird with new feathers. flight a group of doves or

swallows. flyway a migratory route. gaggle a group or flock of geese.
galliformes the order of grouse, quail, and turkeys. gander a male adult
goose. gizzard the second stomach in which food is finely
ground, thought to compensate for a bird’s lack of teeth. herd a group
or flock of swans.
host a group or flock of sparrows. keel the breastbone ridge in which
most of the flight muscles are attached.
molt to shed the feathers. murder a group or flock of crows.
murmuration a group or flock of starlings. muster a group or flock of
peacocks. nye a group or flock of pheasants. ocellus one of the eyelike
spots in the tail of a pea.
cock. ornithologist one who studies birds. ornithology the study of
birds. parliament a group of owls. Passeriformes the order of birds that
perch, such as
larks, swallows, wrens, sparrows, and warblers, the
largest order of birds. pecking order the order of dominance and
submis.sion among a bird group, where a dominant bird may peck a
weaker or lower status bird, but not vice versa; once established there
is little fighting among the group.
pen a female adult swan. phoenix the bird of legend that rises from the
ashes. pigeon milk a thick, cheesy secretion of pigeons
and some parrots, fed to the young. pinnate like a feather or having the
shape of a feather.
precocial of chicks, born mature and becoming
active almost immediately. Procellariiformes the order of albatrosses,
fulmars, and petrels.
Psittaciformes the order of parrots, parakeets,
cockatoos, macaws, and lovebirds. quill one of the large, strong flight
feathers in the wings or tail.
raptor a bird of prey, such as a falcon, hawk, or
eagle. roc the giant elephant-carrying bird of Arabian leg.end.
rookery a nesting or breeding colony of sea birds.
ruff a projecting collar of hair or feathers around the neck. siege a
group or flock of herons. skein a group of flying geese. static soaring
floating on a warm thermal of air. Strigiformes the order of owls. syrinx
the throat component producing a bird’s
voice, located at the lower end of the trachea. talon a claw of a bird.
team a group or flock of ducks. thermal a rising current of warm air,
used by birds
to carry them aloft. wattle the naked, fleshy component hanging from
the neck, as in a turkey.