bird duffer (berdduf"er)

A dishonest dealer in birds, who "makes up" his wares, either by painting the plumage of live birds, or by fabricating bird-skins, affixing false labels, etc. IMG:content-2092.png:[blocks in formation] bird-eye (bėrd'i), a. See bird's -eye. bird-eyed (bėrd'id), a. Having eyes like those of a bird; quick-sighted; catching a glimpse as one goes. Where was your dear sight, When it did so, forsooth! what now! bird-eyed? B. Jonson, Volpone, iii. 2. bird-fancier (bėrd'fan"si-ėr), n. 1. One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting birds, especially such as are rare or curious.-2. A dealer in the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages. bird-fauna (bèrd'fa"nä), n. Same as avifauna. bird-foot (berd'fut), a. Divided like a bird's foot; pedate, as the leaves of the bird-foot violet, Viola pedata. bird gazer (berd'gā"zer), n. [ Accius Navius, the great bird gazer of Rome. Trewne e of the Christian Religion , p. 401. bird-house (berd'hous), n. A box, pen, or small house for birds; a place in which birds are housed.