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Definition of Perching bird
1. Noun. A bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Derivative terms: Perch
Definition of Perching bird
1. Noun. A passerine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perching Bird
Literary usage of Perching bird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"There are three families of raptores: i, vultures ; 2, falcons (including eagles
and hawks) ; 3, owls. Foot of perching bird—Lark. The word raptores is from ..."
2. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1891)
"... of the Passeriformes. or perching bird?, in the British Museum ... or Perching
Bird.-*, in the British Museum ..."
3. Pamphlets on Forestry in Hawaii (1906)
"It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or kill any perching bird (or
Passerine) other than those specified in Section 2, or to have in his or her ..."
4. "Cape Times" Law Reports: A Record of Every Matter Disposed of in the by South Africa Supreme Court (1825)
"At the top is a shield bearing three hammers, and surrounded by a perching bird,
above the shield and bird being the words, "Trade mark on capsules and ..."
5. The Chain of Life in Geological Time: A Sketch of the Origin and Succession by James William; Dawson (1888)
"... trunk, and feathers a veritable perching bird, resembles a reptile in its head
and tail. In the Cretaceous of Western America, Marsh has recently ..."
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