Wordnik.com: Still More Bird Wirds: Comments

Comment by reesetee, 8 months ago

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:49:32 +0000

Uh oh. There goes my work day. ;-)

Thanks, yarb--yes, I am, but I haven't looked at it in quite a while.

Comment by yarb, 8 months ago

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:02:17 +0000

I suppose you're already familiar with this glittering gem of scholarship?

Comment by mollusque, 9 months ago

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:56:40 +0000

How about irrisor?

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:39:55 +0000

Or...wait. Were you calling me a thickhead? Because that's a whole other list.

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:31:45 +0000

Thanks, which, but I think I'll put that on my nicknames list instead of this one, since it's an older term and not officially used any longer. (The current term, whistler, is already listed.)

Comment by whichbe, 10 months ago

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:25:42 +0000

thickhead

Comment by reesetee, 11 months ago

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:49:28 +0000

How could I have missed that one? Thanks, whichbe.

Comment by whichbe, 11 months ago

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:25:04 +0000

tichodrome

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:59:05 +0000

But am I by a lake? The mountains? And what if I really do live on the Indian subcontinent?

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:25:55 +0000

Pantsylvania.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:12:49 +0000

Why am I silly? Do you remember where I live? Hmm??

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:02:07 +0000

I live by the sea, silly!

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:16:42 +0000

I prefer the mynah spelling myself, bilb. Thanks for pointing out the "mina."

Red eyes? A wattlebird, maybe? A figbird? (I don't know where exactly you live and/or saw it.)

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:34:04 +0000

Probably too much Wordie, moll.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:09:56 +0000

@ borked: fixed, reesetee;
@ mynah: why were your eyes red, bilby?

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:35:06 +0000

I was taught mynah here but I randomed mina so brought it to your attention.

I saw a beautiful bird with large red eyes today. Unidentified.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:58:55 +0000

Ha! Mollusque, you slay me. (But this link to your list appears to be borked.)

Bilby, I have a different spelling, myna, listed already. :-)

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:10:17 +0000

mina.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:49:45 +0000

Correct! Reesetee reset ready for inspection.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:16:51 +0000

Something monovocalic, no doubt. :-) I await the unveiling.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:20:07 +0000

No, but it inspired something. Stay tuned.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:19:28 +0000

That's a good one for my nicknames list, mollusque!

By the way--did that hurt to say? ;-)

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:21:33 +0000

How about teetee, reesetee?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:52:20 +0000

Thanks, mollusque! A work in progress, as you can see. :-)

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:37:56 +0000

How about sifilet?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:16:49 +0000

Thanks, Pro! I have grouse on the "More Bird Wirds" list. This all started out in a sort of haphazard way--the original list is adjectives, the "More Bird Wirds" list is North American birds, and this list covers just about everywhere else. So lots of bird names are split up among the lists. However, I'm adding blackgame to my bird nicknames list!

Comment by Prolagus, about 1 year ago

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:13:47 +0000

I just noticed you don't have blackgame, or if you prefer, Black Grouse...

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:48:23 +0000

Already listed, mollusque. :-)

Comment by frogapplause, about 1 year ago

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:15:40 +0000

leucistic gadwall

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:13:31 +0000

How about tomtit, which is not only a bird, but a kind of boat.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:23:12 +0000

And good for you, rolig! As I mention above, this list will probably never be finished, but I'm always happy to add to it. :-)

Dontcry, thanks for the mojito. You're right--they certainly deserve to be world-famous. *calmer now*

Comment by rolig, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:07:22 +0000

I have to say, I was surprised that I listed glede before you did, reesetee. I came across it via my Literati addiction.

Comment by dontcry, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:45:46 +0000

Sorry, r. I read too quickly and saw "still more birds" and of course, i went, you know....there... Here, have a mojito to calm your nerves ;-).

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:59:57 +0000

Whaaa...? ME?? Good grief, no!

Comment by dontcry, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:37:03 +0000

Oh, thank God! When I read the title of this list, I thougt you were offing birds!

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:01:12 +0000

Thanks, m!

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Tue, 06 May 2008 02:33:34 +0000

Merl.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:17:37 +0000

Good one, mollusque--thanks!

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:03:39 +0000

How about urubu?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:19:43 +0000

Already have cockatiel listed, m, but I'll add this too. Thanks.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:17:44 +0000

How about quarrion?

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:39:18 +0000

*giggles*

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:16:00 +0000

Uh oh. That's an idea for another bird list! Shall we?

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:57:23 +0000

Simorgh appears in Persian poetry, though it's mythical.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:51:21 +0000

Thank you! They go nicely with chiffchaff, gang-gang, and weet-weet. :-)

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:40:41 +0000

More monovocalic birds: torotoro and zoozoo.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:51:03 +0000

Thanks, mollusque!

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:40:07 +0000

How about kagu?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:06:25 +0000

That's it! I'm making a "bird nicknames" list. Sionnach, that'll be the first one on it. :-)

Comment by sionnach, about 1 year ago

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:04:37 +0000

Then there is the welsh ambassador.