General
Male ................................... Cock Female ............................... Hen Young ................................ Chick Bobwhite Quails Male ..................................... Bob Female ................................ Betty Young ................C hick. Fledgling Cranes Male ................................... Crane Female .............................. Crane Young ...................... Chick. Colt Doves Male .................................... Cock Female ............................... Hen Young ................. Chick. Squal Ducks Male .................................. Drake Female .................... Duck. Hen Young ........................ Duckling Eagles Male ................................... Eagle Female .............................. Eagle Young ............ Eaglet. Fledgling Falcons and Hawks Male ..................... Tierce. Tercel Female ............................. Falcon Young ............................... Eyas Gulls Male .................................... Cock Female .............................. Hen Young ................. Chick. Scorrie Guinea Fowl Male .................................... Cock Female ................................ Hen Young ............................... Chick Owls Male ..................................... Owl Female .............................. Owl Young ....... Fledgling. Owlet Partridge Male .................................... Cock Female ........... Hen. Chantelle Young ................................. Chick Peacock Male .............................. Peacock Female .......................... Peahen Young .......................... Peachick Puffins Young …………………. Pufflings Quelea Male ................................... Cock Female ............................... Hen Young ................................. Chick Turkeys Male ...… Torn. Gobbler. Slag. Jake Female ............................... Hen Young ............................... Poult SIMILES
IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND EXPRESSIONS
General
Albatrosses:
Chickens
Cockerels
Crows
Cuckoo
Dove
Eagle
Eggs
Feathers and Wings
Geese
Hawks
Hens
Larks
Magpies
Mockingbird 1. To kill a mockingbird Nests
Ostrich
Owls
Parrot
Phoenix ... a fictitious bird
Pigeons
Robins
Swallow
Swans
Turkeys
Vultures
SIMILES
Bird:
Chicken:
Coot:
Dodo:
Dove:
Duck:
Jay Bird:
Owl:
Parrot:
Peacock:
Turkey:
Turtle Dove:
Egg:
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The Bald Eagle became America's national symbol when it was placed on the great sealing in 1782. One member of Congress, Benjamin Franklin, did not support the Bald Eagle selection. He thought that the should have selected a more uniquely American bird, such as the Turkey. _______________________________________________________________________ Alpine Swifts
Arctic Tern
Doves and Pigeons
Emus
Fairywrens
Flamingos
Honeyguides
Hummingbirds
Kestrels
Kiwis
Maribou Storks
New Zealand Keas
Nightingales
Ostriches
Owls
Parrots
Penguins and Puffins
Vultures
Woodpeckers
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Cockatoos
A chattering of cockatoos A crackle of cockatoos Coots A co-operation of coots A covert of coots A commotion of coots A cover of coots A fleet of coots A flock of coots A pod of coots A raft of coots A rasp of coots A swarm of coots Cormorant A gulp of cormorants A flight of cormorants Crane A flock of cranes A sedge of cranes A siege of cranes A herd of cranes Crow A caucus of crows A cauldron of crows A congress of crows A horde of crows |
Acknowledgement:
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Polly Healy
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