ornithology
noun
or·ni·thol·o·gy
ˌȯr-nə-ˈthä-lə-jē 
plural ornithologies
1
: a branch of zoology dealing with birds
2
: a treatise on ornithology
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Cornell University’s ornithology lab, one of the leading sources of bird information in the U.S., advises keeping all outdoor pets contained in an enclosure with a roof to keep them safe from birds of prey and other hazards.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Both were precocious students, with Leopold demonstrating a penchant for languages and ornithology, and Loeb preferring literature and history.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
While living abroad, Leopold earned a master’s degree in social work; married a former secretary; conducted medical research; and revisited his interest in ornithology, even publishing a book on the region’s birds.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
By the time Kenn Kaufman finished the research for his upcoming book on early North American ornithology, his view of John James Audubon, history’s most famous birder and the central figure in his new work, had changed entirely — starting with whether Audubon was a fraud.
—Benjamin P. Russell, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
Both were precocious students, with Leopold demonstrating a penchant for languages and ornithology, and Loeb preferring literature and history.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
While living abroad, Leopold earned a master’s degree in social work; married a former secretary; conducted medical research; and revisited his interest in ornithology, even publishing a book on the region’s birds.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
By the time Kenn Kaufman finished the research for his upcoming book on early North American ornithology, his view of John James Audubon, history’s most famous birder and the central figure in his new work, had changed entirely — starting with whether Audubon was a fraud.
—Benjamin P. Russell, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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ornithology
noun
or·ni·thol·o·gy
ˌȯr-nə-ˈthäl-ə-jē
: a branch of zoology dealing with birds
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