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<p><b>2.</b> <def>An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.</def>

<h1>Birdcatcher</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"catch`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.</def>

<h1>Birdcatching</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"catch`ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.</def>

<h1>Bird cherry</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird" cher`ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A shrub (<spn>Prunus Padus</spn> ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.</def>

<h1>Birder</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A birdcatcher.</def>

<h1>Bird-eyed</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"-eyed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.</def>

<h1>Bird fancier</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird" fan`ci*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.</def>

<h1>Birdie</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"ie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Birdikin</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"i*kin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A young bird.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<h1>Birding</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Birdcatching or fowling.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>Birding piece</col>, <cd>a fowling piece.</cd></cs>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Birdlet</h1> <Xpage=147>

<hw>Bird"let</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A little bird; a nestling.</def>

<h1>Birdlike</h1> <Xpage=147>