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The collective term for the several fleshy protuberances on the heads and throats of gallinaceous birds, i.e., combs, wattles, ear lobes and nodules. They can be present on the head, neck, throat, cheeks or around the eyes of some birds. Caruncles may be featherless, or present with a small array of scattered feathers.
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. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4
Young birds before fledging are called goslings. [2] The collective noun for a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle ; when in flight, they are called a skein , a team , or a wedge ; when flying close together, they are called a plump .
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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, [1] or bevy. [2] Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae.
The study of birds is called ornithology. Birds are feathered theropod dinosaurs and constitute the only known living dinosaurs. Likewise, birds are considered reptiles in the modern cladistic sense of the term, and their closest living relatives are the crocodilians.
The ibis (/ ˈ aɪ b ɪ s /) (collective plural ibises; [1] classical plurals ibides [2] [3] and ibes [3]) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. [4] "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds.
The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus. The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder". The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder".