Lexic.us

Definition of Bird food

1. Noun. Food given to birds; usually mixed seeds.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bird Food

Literary usage of Bird food

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Grasshoppers would make a most valuable insect bird food for winter use if ... Ants' eggs," which are the pupae of ants, are also a valuable bird food. ..."

2. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"Expert analysis of the contents of the digestive tract is therefore essential to an accurate knowledge of the character of a bird's food. ..."

3. The Standard Formulary: A Collection of Nearly Five Thousand Formulas for by Albert Ethelbert Ebert, A. Emil Hiss (1904)
"Canary bird food. Dried yolk of egg av.oz. 2 Poppy heads, coarse powder... ... Mocking bird food. I. Broken crackers av.oz. 8 Corn av.oz. 9 Rice av.oz. ..."

4. Practical Arithmetic by David Eugene Smith (1905)
"What per cent of this bird's food is injurious to man? 3. Out of every 7£ Ib. of food taken by phoebes, 8§ oz. is vegetable. The rest consists chiefly of ..."

5. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Grasshoppers would make a most valuable insect bird food for winter use if ... Ants' eggs," which are the pupae of ants, are also a valuable bird food. ..."

6. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"Expert analysis of the contents of the digestive tract is therefore essential to an accurate knowledge of the character of a bird's food. ..."

7. The Standard Formulary: A Collection of Nearly Five Thousand Formulas for by Albert Ethelbert Ebert, A. Emil Hiss (1904)
"Canary bird food. Dried yolk of egg av.oz. 2 Poppy heads, coarse powder... ... Mocking bird food. I. Broken crackers av.oz. 8 Corn av.oz. 9 Rice av.oz. ..."

8. Practical Arithmetic by David Eugene Smith (1905)
"What per cent of this bird's food is injurious to man? 3. Out of every 7£ Ib. of food taken by phoebes, 8§ oz. is vegetable. The rest consists chiefly of ..."

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