Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See tui.
Wiktionary
- n. The tui
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird.
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Lists
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Bird birds
Birds that have the word bird in their names. (This list also includes some general descriptions of certain kinds of birds - wading birds, water birds, &c.) For other bird-related fun (especially p...
blackbird, bluebird, bird of paradise, tropicbird, boatswain bird, secretary bird, millerbird, frigatebird, surfbird, kingbird, catbird, bellbird and 69 more...
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Bird Wirds: Sundry Nicknames
A list of birders' "shorthand" names, traditional nicknames, non-English names, and obsolete names for feathered creatures worldwide.
Interesting blog entry here on naming U.S. birds.welsh ambassador, goatsucker, french magpie, timberdoodle, butterbutt, popinjay, logcock, old cranky, long john, sprog, butterbum, wedgie and 697 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for parson bird.
reesetee You're absolutely right. I didn't even read that--must have missed the comment when it was first posted. Feb 23, 2009
vanishedone If you're saying she just now posted there, you must be misreading '6 months'. she hasn't been around for four months now. Feb 22, 2009
reesetee Just posted on my Bird Nicknames list. :-) Feb 21, 2009
plethora What happened to she, anyway? Haven't seen her around for a while. Feb 21, 2009
reesetee Nickname for Tui. Also see poë (thanks, she). Feb 21, 2009