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A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

pecially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.

The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.

American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.] Huloet.

To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough. Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented bl…

ibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.

Tufted; -- said of certain feathers of birds.

A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing.

sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak.

, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings. Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. Marvell.

A bird; the flicker.

A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.

encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. Dryden.

The nest complement of eggs of a bird. Bayonet clutch (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft.