aerie |
a nest built high on a cliff or mountain, esp. by an eagle or other bird of prey. [1/2 definitions] |
amnion |
a thin membranous sac, filled with a watery fluid, that contains the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. |
barn swallow |
a small insect-eating bird with dark blue and tan plumage and a deeply forked tail, that often nests in barns and similar structures. |
barred |
marked by dark crosswise stripes, as the feathers of a grouse or other bird. [1/3 definitions] |
bird call |
the cry or song of a bird. [1/3 definitions] |
birdie |
any small bird. [1/3 definitions] |
birding |
the activity or hobby of observing and identifying birds in the wild; bird-watching. |
bird of paradise |
any of several brightly colored African plants, esp. a perennial cultivated for its large brilliant orange or yellow blue-tongued flower that resembles a bird. [1/2 definitions] |
bird of passage |
a bird that migrates. [1/2 definitions] |
bird of prey |
any bird that feeds on other birds or animals, such as a hawk or vulture. |
black grouse |
a large game bird of Europe and Asia, the male of which is black with white markings. |
call |
the sound made by a bird or animal. [1/22 definitions] |
canary |
a small greenish to yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, often kept as a singing cage bird. [1/3 definitions] |
cedar waxwing |
a brownish North American bird that has a crested head and red wing tips. |
cheep |
to chirp or make a peeping sound, as a small bird. [1/2 definitions] |
chick |
a newly hatched or immature bird or fowl, esp. a chicken. [1/3 definitions] |
chickadee |
a small North American bird with a gray body and black head and throat. |
chicken |
the meat of this bird. [1/4 definitions] |
chip2 |
to make a short, high-pitched sound like that of a bird; chirp; cheep. [2 definitions] |
chirp |
to utter a short, high-pitched sound, as of a grasshopper or small bird. [1/3 definitions] |
chukar |
a partridge native to Asia and Europe, with red beak and feet and chestnut upper plumage, that has been introduced into the western United States as a game bird. |