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shore bird

(Encyclopedia)shore bird, common name for members of the large order Charadriiformes, which includes birds found on coasts and beaches throughout the world. Included in this group are the avocet, curlew, oyster cat...

umbrella bird

(Encyclopedia)umbrella bird: see cotinga.

reed bird

(Encyclopedia)reed bird: see bobolink.

rice bird

(Encyclopedia)rice bird: see bobolink.

song, bird

(Encyclopedia)song, bird: see birdsong.

surf bird

(Encyclopedia)surf bird: see shore bird.

spectacle bird

(Encyclopedia)spectacle bird: see white-eye.

Bird, Isabella

(Encyclopedia)Bird, Isabella: see Bishop, Isabella Lucy (Bird). ...

bird flu

(Encyclopedia)bird flu: see influenza.

Bird Island

(Encyclopedia)Bird Island: see Aves Island.