A peep of chickens. A host of sparrows . A muster of peacocks. This lesson provides a list of collective nouns for birds in English. For many animals, particularly domesticated ones, there are specific names for males, females, young, and groups.. The collective noun for fleas is a swarm. Sorted by Bird Type. A brood of hens. murmuration of starlings . Sparrows, a crew of Sparrows, a flight of Sparrow, a flutter of Sparrows, a host of Sparrows, a meinie of Sparrows, a quarrel of Sparrows, a tribe of Sparrows, an ubiquity of Sparrows (American tree), a grove of Sparrows (chipping), a tournament of ... collective nouns: hall of fame: A flight of swallows . The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. A crowd of ibis A dule of turkeys. ... Sparrows: Host, quarrel, knot, flutter, crew; muster of storks . ... host of sparrows . ascension of larks . The same is used for many insects which move in a mass such as a swarm of flies, a swarm of bees, a swarm of mosquitoes, etc. The list gives the word for the bird on the left, and its collective noun on the right. aerie of eagles . A cast of hawks. aerie of hawks . band of jays . Some of these are real collective names, some are made up. A Flight of cormorants . A colony of gulls . -- Bruce M. Bowman my list of collective bird nouns, refused by Wild Bird News. A herd of cranes. You'll have to sort them out yourself. A company of widgeon . Collective Nouns for Birds I thought the class might be interested in some of these names for groups of birds: Sorted by Noun. (My thanks to Macklin Smith of Ann Arbor, Michigan, for calling the Bird Nouns contest to my attention.) a … A chatter of budgerigars. A skein of flamingos. (Lots of luck.) Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. mustering of storks flight of swallows . A sedge of herons . A flight of doves. A flock of parrots.

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