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ander without restraint or direction; to roam. Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees. Burton.

g on prey, or animals seized by violence,; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird.

eds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds.

Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.

An order of birds; the Gallinæ.

Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, patridge, and the like.

An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.

A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven (Zoöl.), the cormorant.

A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] Holland.

To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals. "An eagle well reclaimed." Dryden.

To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] Shak. Whether the birds or she recorded best. W. Browne.

One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.

Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals.

A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.

The cardinal bird.

An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard.

A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee.

A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India.

A small Australian singing bird (Phyrrholæmus brunneus). The upper parts are brown, the center of the throat red.

wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius phoeniceus) of the family Icteridæ. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp bl…