n.

The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

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orni·tho·logic (-th-ljk), orni·tho·logi·cal (--kl) adj.

orni·tho·logi·cal·ly adv.

orni·tholo·gist n.

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"What a remarkable phenomenon," said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar

The Deli Clerk Gregorio Roth had a doctorate in Ornithology, from the University of Kansas. He often loved looking for the rarest, of the rare red, white, and blue Jay Hawk. He had heard reports that the Jay hawk was known to hang out in bars frequented by College Coeds in Lawrence Kansas
Gregorio Roth