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An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.)
The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.
The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.
A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
Anything which smites without penetrating.
A cage for confining birds.
A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.
One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.
A birdcatcher.
A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.
A young bird.
Birdcatching or fowling.
A little bird; a nestling.
Resembling a bird.