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A Murder, a Kettle or
a Parliament
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Birds in General
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A flock, dissimulation or volery
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Bitterns
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A siege or sedge
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Chickens
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A peep
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Coots
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A cover or raft
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Cormorants
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A flight
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Cranes
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A sedge
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Crows
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A congress or murder
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Curlews
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A herd
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Doves
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A dule, flight, dole, cote or
piteousness
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Ducks
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A paddling, raft, team or
dopping
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Dunlin
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A fling
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Eagles
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A convocation
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Falcons
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A cast
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Finches
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A charm or trembling
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Flamingos
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A flamboyance
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Geese
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A gaggle or skein
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Goshawks
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A flight
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Grouse
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A brace or covey
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Gulls
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A colony
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Hawks
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A kettle or cast
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Hens (chickens)
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A brood
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Herons
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A siege
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Kingfishers
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A concentration
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Lapwings
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A deceit
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Larks
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An exaltation
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Mallards
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A sord, flush or puddling
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Owls
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A parliament or wisdom
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Parrots
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A company
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Partridges
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A covey
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Peacocks
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An ostentation or a murder
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Pelicans
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A squadron
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Penguins
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A colony, huddle or pride
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Plovers
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A congregation, wing or leash
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Quail
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A bevy or covey
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Ravens
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A conspiracy, constable or an
unkindness
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Snipe
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A walk or wisp
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Sparrows
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A host or quarrel
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Starlings
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A murmuration
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Storks
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A mustering
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Swallows
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A flight
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Swans
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A ballet, bevy, herd or
whiteness
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Teal
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A spring
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Turtledoves
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A pitying
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Waterfowl
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A plump
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Woodpeckers
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A descent
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