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Meanings of small birds in English

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Usage of small birds in English
1
They are searching for food, mostly rodents and small birds, Robbins said.
Reuters
2
You should try some of these small birds which are flying about.
Stories of Birds
3
Boys are no longer allowed to shoot small birds there, especially song-birds.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870
4
These monstrous spiders prey on lizards, small birds, and other diminutive vertebrates.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
5
It couldn't have been due to our cat, which kills small birds.
The Irish Times
6
It was the sort of look that cats give small birds.
Guilty Pleasures
7
I'm glad the mating season for small birds is almost over.
The Irish Times
8
I saw a cuckoo being mobbed by two small birds, possibly meadow pipits.
The Irish Times
9
Our only fresh meat was small birds caught with glue on the branches.
All souls' rising
10
Most small birds hop; but wagtails and larks walk, moving their legs alternately.
The Natural History of Selborne
11
For it is a fact that the natives do not persecute small birds.
Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life
12
Could you identify some small birds that are visiting our garden?
The Irish Times
13
Sometimes flights of small birds came to us from the land.
To Have and to Hold
14
This is used for killing small birds, as well as in idle sport.
My Tropic Isle
15
Three of the remaining molars had cavities that could have housed small birds.
Flash and Bones
16
A more delicate horsehair noose is sometimes set for finches and small birds.
The Amateur Poacher
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Small birds through the time
Small birds across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common