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A Murder, a Party, a Stare or a Siege
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BirdNote Daily
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BirdNote
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Publication Date |
Jan 14, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:01:45

Collective nouns are a mixture of poetry, alliteration, and description. Victorians often made up creative names for groups of birds, as a parlor game. Many names bring a vision of the birds instantly to mind. How about this spring of teal? These are Green-winged Teal.

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What do you call a bunch of birds?

Collective nouns are a mixture of poetry, alliteration, and description. Victorians often made up creative names for groups of birds, as a parlor game. Many names bring a vision of the birds instantly to mind. How about this spring of teal? These are Green-winged Teal.

More info and transcript at BirdNote.org

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