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Brewer's: Green Bird
(The) told everything a person wished to know, and talked like an oracle. (CountessD'Aulnoy: Fair Star and Prince Chery.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Locust Bird
A native of Khorassan (Persia), so fond of the water of the Bird Fountain, between Shiraz and Ispahan, that it will follow wherever it is carried. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Brewer's: White Bird
(The ). Conscience, or the soul of man. The Mahometans have preserved the old Roman idea in the doctrine that the souls of the just lie under the…Brewer's: Widow Bird
A corruption of Whydaw bird. So called from the country of Whydaw, in Western Africa. The blunder is perpetuated in the scientific name given to the…Brewer's: Psaphon's Birds
(Psaphonis aves). Puffers, flatterers. Psaphon, in order to attract the attention of the world, reared a multitude of birds, and having taught them to pronounce his name, let them fly. To…Brewer's: Roman Birds
Eagles; so called because the ensign of the Roman legion was an eagle. “Romanas aves propria legionum numina.” —Tacitus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Junonian Bird
The peacock, dedicated to the goddess-queen. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JuntoJuno A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Jail-bird
(A). One who has been in jail as a prisoner. “At this late period of Christianity we are brought up to abhor jail-birds as we do toads.” —Beecher: The Plymouth Pulpit, August 30th, 1874,…Brewer's: Talking Bird
A bird that spoke with a human voice, and could call all other birds to sing in concert. (The Sisters who Envied their Younger Sister; Arabian Nights.) (See Green Bird.) Source:…Larry Bird Biography
Larry BirdBorn: Dec. 7, 1956Basketball F college Player of Year (1979) at Indiana St.; 1980 NBA Rookie of Year; 9-time All-NBA 1st team; 3-time regular season MVP (1984-86); led Boston to 3…