(n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
(n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
(n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
(n.) Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
(v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
(v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Example Sentences:
(1) The birds were maintained at a constant temperature in, dim green light.
(2) Unlike most birds of prey, which are territorial and fight each other over nesting and hunting grounds, the hen harrier nests close to other harriers.
(3) No vaccination reactions were noted, although most birds involved in the trials were carrying Mycoplasma spp.
(4) Precipitating antibodies were found in both lines; they first appeared 7 days after inoculation in P-line birds and 14 days after inoculation in N-line birds, but thereafter there was no difference between the two genetic lines.
(5) The results indicate that, regardless of the photoperiod, no clear functional relationship can be found between the avian pineal gland and thyroid function, although a transitory increase in T4 levels was seen in both pinealectomized and sham-operated birds shortly after the operations.
(6) Differences between parental and nonparental birds in VIP profiles were detected in the ventral portion of the infundibular region.
(7) The enterococcal population of the 'dosed' birds contained a greater proportion of Enterococcus faecium than did that of the control birds while the converse was true for Ent.
(8) Somewhat surprisingly then, in view of the mechanisms in mammals, birds do not seem to use this seasonal message in the photoperiodic control of reproduction.
(9) After 32 days of feeding, body weight, liver weight and egg production decreased in birds fed lead while kidney weights increased.
(10) Phyla as diverse as insects, birds, and mammals possess distinct HRAS and KRAS sequences, suggesting that these genes are essential to metazoa.
(11) Changes in brain size are compared with observations found in other domesticated birds.
(12) The presence in lamprey kidney of a loop which is similar to Henle's loop in mammals and birds indicates that the development of the system of osmotic concentration conditioned by the formation in the kidney of the medulla and from a sharp increase in renal arterial blood supply.
(13) We simply do whatever nature needs and will work with anyone that wants to help wildlife.” His views might come as a surprise to some of the RSPB’s 1.1 million members, who would have been persuaded by its original pledge “to discourage the wanton destruction of birds”; they would equally have been a surprise to the RSPB’s detractors in the shooting world.
(14) Water restriction of HYD birds for 5 days as adults stimulated tubule hypertrophy but not to the same extent as the chronic regimen and with no evidence for hyperplasia.
(15) Thus, the possibility exists that androgen secretion in some chelonian systems may exhibit a high degree of LH specificity like that of mammals and birds.
(16) 1 After the injection of labelled procaine and lidocaine in mice, the location and concentration of radioactivity was demonstrated by autoradiographical methods.2 An accumulation in some endocrine cells such as the pancreatic islets, the hypophysis, the adrenal medulla and certain cells of the thyroid (probably representing the calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells) was shown.3 After the injection of [(14)C]-procaine in chicks, an accumulation of radioactivity was observed in the ultimobranchial gland (which produces calcitonin in birds), but not in the thyroid.4 Radioactivity was also shown to be strongly concentrated in structures containing melanin, such as the pigment of the eye, skin and hair and in some organs involved in the metabolism and excretion of these drugs.
(17) Respiration frequency increased during exposure to 35 (four birds) and 40 degrees C (six birds) in the normally hydrated quail, while in the dehydrated quail, respiration frequency increased only in three birds during exposure to 35 degrees C, and four birds during exposure to 40 degrees C, the frequencies were lower during dehydration.
(18) A man in New Zealand suggested that they need to rid the country of cats to protect their native birds.
(19) Birds showed evidence of increased tolerance, with age, to phenylpropanolamine but not to monensin.
(20) Again, changes in birds fed CTN + OA for 7 days were similar but milder.
Bluebird
Definition:
(n.) A small song bird (Sialia sialis), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin.
Example Sentences:
(1) "I wanted it to have a romantic feel," says Wilson, "recalling Donald Campbell and his Bluebird machines and that spirit of awe-inspiring adventure."
(2) Readers may recall the Burl Ives record about a poor, cold, tired hobo who sings about the fantastical land with "the birds and the bees and the cigarette trees, where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings …" Yup, that's where we're living now, although the chancellor might have ruled out "the lake of stew and of whiskey too", since whisky is up 36p a bottle, while stew tax remains unchanged.
(3) Kinnock, who has supported the Bluebirds since his coal miner father took him to his first match aged six, was not the only Cardiff fan in the home end.
(4) It’s a big job.” One such mentor is Terry Fysh, who has been with Bluebird Care for 18 months, after working as a legal secretary.
(5) To care for someone with a specific complex condition – such as dementia, or motor neurone disease – a care worker at Bluebird needs specific training.
(6) CARDIFF CITY Accounts for the year to 31 May 2014 Cardiff City graphic Ownership Club states that Vincent Tan is the 87.5% owner Turnover 20th highest, £83m (up from £17m in 2013) Gate receipts & matchday £8m Premier League including TV £64m Sponsorship & commercial £11m Wage bill 18th highest, £53m (up from £33m in 2013) Wages as proportion of turnover 64% Loss before tax £12m (down from £30m loss in 2013) Net debt not stated; £130m loans from overseas shareholders Interest payable £1.6m Highest-paid director Not stated State they’re in A single Premier League season remembered for owner Vincent Tan insistently wearing the club shirt he changed to red, Malky Mackay’s sacking in December 2013 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s forlorn fading smile as the Bluebirds fell to relegation.
(7) This is the first reported recovery of acanthocephalan parasites from Western Bluebirds.
(8) Once Mackay followed Moody out of the door on 27 December, Tan was quick to praise the methods of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Scot's successor, even though the Bluebirds were ultimately relegated under the Norwegian.
(9) After the war he went back to Michigan to work in groups organised by his trumpeter brother Thad among others, and in the early 1950s his career took a substantial step forward when he replaced Art Mardigan as the drummer in bop tenorist Billy Mitchell's band, the house ensemble at the Bluebird club in Detroit, and a regular stopoff for touring celebrities.
(10) Aware that a bit-part role, at best, awaits on Merseyside, Bellamy would be willing to drop into the Championship given his emotional ties to the Bluebirds.
(11) Open Mon-Fri 8pm-4am (Sat 5am) Bluebird Tiny Bluebird is a gay-friendly bar-cum-bistro hidden up an alley near Syntagma Square.
(12) Domiciliary care company Bluebird Care has improved its training programme and allows care workers to specialise or become mentors.
(13) In fact it can be difficult to stay on it, as we found one early evening in July three years ago, when we were driving up the lake road from Salima towards Nkhata Bay for a week's holiday, in my daughter's old low-slung Nissan Bluebird, her boyfriend at the wheel.
(14) A statement from Cardiff this evening said: "Following comments made by Arsenal manager Wenger on Friday, Cardiff City are pleased to confirm that an agreement has been reached between clubs to see Aaron Ramsey rejoin the Bluebirds on loan."
(15) Parasitism by P. formosus was considered to be a contributory cause of death of these breeding adult bluebirds.
(16) The Bluebirds have been linked with several potential replacements for Mackay over recent weeks, with some reports suggesting that talks had already been opened with a number of candidates, a claim denied by Dalman.
(17) "I remember sitting on the lawn – and a bit like in an old-fashioned Disney cartoon, I can see little bluebirds around my head – and thinking if I play my cards right I will never need to do an honest day's work again.
(18) And Bluebird Care – which employs about 6,500 workers across the country – is setting a precedent as a large employer focusing on learning and development.
(19) Moody followed Mackay from Watford when the former Norwich City player joined the Bluebirds as manager in 2011 and has played a key role in the acquisitions of players such as Steven Caulker, Gary Medel, Kévin Théophile-Catherine and Fraizer Campbell.
(20) Mark Hudson paid eloquent testament on his ongoing impact with the Bluebirds in Wales on Sunday this morning: "By the second half of the season he was absolutely electric.