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Definition of Maybirds
1. maybird [n] - See also: maybird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maybirds
Literary usage of Maybirds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bird-life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds by Frank Michler Chapman (1901)
"... and about the 25th of the latter month the vanguard reaches Florida. It is
composed only of males, now called maybirds, all in full song. ..."
2. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"Flocks of seagulls, and what we call maybirds, a species of curlew, kept flying
about us all day, and I was not a little surprised to find them far away ..."
3. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine by Edward Hungerford Goddard (1884)
"... whilst our friends the maybirds, or Whimbrel, were scattered over the sands
in some numbers, enlivening the scene with their shrill whistle. ..."
4. Across the Rocky Mountains, from New York to California: With a Visit to the by William Kelly (1852)
"Flocks of seagulls, and what we call maybirds, a species of curlew, kept flying
about us all day, and I was not a little surprised to find them thus far ..."
5. Report and Transactions by Guernsey Society of Natural Science and Local Research (1905)
"more numerous in the winter. But I never heard of eggs being found. Curlews are
called " maybirds " by the Alderney people. ..."
6. Report and Transactions by Guernsey Society of Natural Science and Local Research (1905)
"more numerous in the winter. But I never heard of eggs being found. Curlews are
called " maybirds " by the Alderney people. ..."
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