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Aesop's fable
The Bird in Borrowed Feathers is a fable of Classical Greek origin usually ascribed to Aesop. It has existed in numerous different versions between that
The_Bird_in_Borrowed_Feathers
the Travelers The Beaver The Belly and the Other Members The Bird-catcher and the Blackbird The Bird in Borrowed Feathers The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Bulls
List_of_Aesop's_Fables
Aesop's fable
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 210 in the Perry Index. From it is derived the English idiom "to cry wolf", defined as "to
The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf
2024 single by Billie Eilish
"Birds of a Feather" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish from her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024). It was released with
Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song)
Birds_of_a_Feather_(Billie_Eilish_song)
Modern fable
The Scorpion and the Frog is an animal fable that seems to have originated in Russia in the early 20th century. The fable teaches that vicious people
The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog
Collection of fables credited to Aesop
the Travelers The Beaver The Belly and the Other Members The Bird-catcher and the Blackbird The Bird in Borrowed Feathers The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Bulls
Aesop's_Fables
Collection of fables by Jean de La Fontaine
13) The Bird in Borrowed Feathers (Le geai paré des plumes du paon, IV.9) The Lion, the Bear and the Fox (Les voleurs et l’âne, I.13) The Lion and the Mouse
La_Fontaine's_Fables
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
The western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, the European jackdaw, or simply the jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow
Western_jackdaw
Sesame Street character
Big Bird, but he is green. Big Bird's appearance has changed over the years, as has his personality. He originally had very few feathers on the top of
Big_Bird
Genus of birds including crows, ravens and rooks
vanity in another (the jackdaw sought to become king of the birds with borrowed feathers, but was shamed when they fell off), and cunning in yet another
Corvus
Type of cloak
the use of high chiefs and aliʻi (royalty). The scarlet honeycreeper ʻiʻiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) was the main source of red feathers. Yellow feathers
Feather_cloak
(クロウイマジン, Kurou Imajin): A namesake/"The Bird in Borrowed Feathers"-themed Imagin who wields a cane and possesses feathers that double as explosive shuriken
List of Kamen Rider Den-O characters
List_of_Kamen_Rider_Den-O_characters
Latin fabulist
a crow (cornicula) is the subject of The Bird in Borrowed Feathers; in Phaedrus it is a jackdaw (graculus). In the case of The Horse that Lost its Liberty
Phaedrus_(fabulist)
Immortal bird that is cyclically reborn
the Sun). Pliny the Elder also describes the bird as having a crest of feathers on its head, and Ezekiel the Dramatist compared it to a rooster. The phoenix
Phoenix_(mythology)
Hawaiian ceremonial headdress
were collected during the voyages of Captain Cook. These helmets are made from a woven frame structure decorated with bird feathers and are examples of
Mahiole
Faked dinosaur discovery in China
2000). "Feathers fly over Chinese fossil bird's legality and authenticity". Nature. 403: 689–690. Sloan, Christopher P. (November 1999). "Feathers for T
Archaeoraptor
Large bird of prey
Eagle is the common name for certain large predatory birds of prey within the family of the Accipitridae. While on a genetic level, only the subfamily
Eagle
Magical glowing bird in Slavic folklore
The feathers do not cease glowing if removed, and one feather can light a large room if not concealed. In later[when?] iconography, the form of the Firebird
Firebird_(Slavic_folklore)
Anatomical feature in birds
The eye-ring of a bird is a ring of tiny feathers that surrounds the orbital ring, a ring of bare skin immediately surrounding a bird's eye. The eye-ring
Eye-ring
Mythical female creature
swan feathers attached. In the typical story, a maiden is (usually bathing) in some body of water, a man furtively steals, hides, or burns her feather garment
Swan_maiden
Type of hat with narrow or no brim
reflecting the rank of the bearer. Thus a Napoleonic duke used a toque with seven ostrich feathers and three lambrequins, a count a toque with five feathers and
Toque
1970 film by Dario Argento
known as "the bird with the crystal plumage" due to the translucent glint of its feathers; the only specimen in Italy is kept in a zoo in Rome. Sam,
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The_Bird_with_the_Crystal_Plumage
Species of bird
Edwards in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Edwards had borrowed a specimen from the collector Hans Sloane that had been preserved in alcohol
Northern_jacana
Sounds birds use to communicate
Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs (often simply birdsong) are the sounds produced by birds that
Bird_vocalization
Berber folktale related to "Cupid and Psyche"
Passion is dead, and the birds will give her their feathers. Fifthly, Zouba is to unmake the cushion and return the feathers - the Bird of Passion advises
The_Son_of_the_Ogress
Japanese anime television series
some individual elements were also borrowed, such as birds as a recurring motif. The novel was Abe's favourite at the time; he confessed to having read
Haibane_Renmei
2016 film by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly
The Angry Birds Movie, also known as Angry Birds, is a 2016 animated comedy film based on the Angry Birds video game series. It was directed by Clay Kaytis
The_Angry_Birds_Movie
Folkloric bird of antiquity
widespread belief in Italy that it was a "bloodthirsty monster in bird form." This study surmises that the Greeks later borrowed the concept of strix as
Strix_(mythology)
Mythical bird in Japanese folkore
A huri or furi is a giant bird in Ainu folklore. Its name suggests a red or reddish bird, and by some lore said to have a single wing measuring 28 kilometres
Huri_(Ainu_legendary_bird)
Extinct bird that was endemic to Réunion
tail feathers, a long neck and legs, and limited flight capabilities. Dubois' 1674 account is the most detailed contemporary description of the bird, here
Réunion_ibis
Extinct, flightless bird that was endemic to Rodrigues
borrowed the name from a 1689 tract by his sponsor Marquis Henri Duquesne, which used the name "solitaire" in reference to the Réunion ibis. The bird
Rodrigues_solitaire
Species of bird
The African blue flycatcher or blue-crested flycatcher (Elminia longicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae from western and central
African_blue_flycatcher
Species of bird
with black body feathers and white primary feathers which are visible in flight. The adult male has a patch of bare blue skin around the eye and an inflatable
Abyssinian_ground_hornbill
Species of bird
The tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its heavily feathered legs mark it as
Tawny_eagle
Amateur observation of birds
birds from the growing trade in feathers in the United States while the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds began in Britain. The phrase "bird watching"
Birdwatching
Comedy by Aristophanes
The Birds (Ancient Greek: Ὄρνιθες, romanized: Órnithes) is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BC at the City
The_Birds_(play)
Tribe of large water birds
Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely
Swan
Species of bird
The shikra (Tachyspiza badia) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the
Shikra
Species of bird
feathers and tightly overlapping feathers that help them withstand low temperatures. A reduced blood flow in the webbing on their feet outside of the
Northern_gannet
Maya creator god of wind and rain
blue-green feathers symbolized vegetation and the sky, both symbols of life for the ancient Maya, while the bright red feathers of the bird's chest symbolized
Qʼuqʼumatz
Species of bird
the feathers to direct sunlight, warming the oils in the feathers. The bird will then spread the oils with its beak to improve its aerodynamics. In some
Bateleur
Species of bird
distinctive rufous panel. The innermost secondary feather is vestigial and of the ten primary feathers, p10 is very short but not vestigial. The primaries moult
Singing_bush_lark
Species of bird
the back formed by the white scapulars, or small feathers, on the shoulder of the bird. The belly feathers are a whitish-brown and the legs are yellow.
White-backed_night_heron
Species of bird
that females have lines of black feathers on the white side patch. Juveniles of the species are duller; their feathers are dark grey. Its song is somewhat
Double-toothed_barbet
Traditional clothing worn by the Yup'ik people of Alaska
Nunivaarmiut Cup'ig bird skin and feather parkas are alpacurrlugar (murre skin and feather parka) made from Uria aalge skin with feathers, cigurat atkut (guillemot
Yupʼik_clothing
Legendary animal
its feathers could restore sight to the blind.[additional citation(s) needed] Attestation of griffin's feather as cure for blindness does occur in an Italian
Griffin
Species of bird
ISBN 1-873403-32-1 Birds of Africa South of the Sahara by Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan ISBN 0691118159 Birds of Western Africa by Nick Borrow and Ron Demey
Guinea_turaco
kanji. The "Grade" column specifies the grade in which the kanji is taught in Elementary schools in Japan. Grade "S" means that it is taught in secondary
List_of_jōyō_kanji
of Murder, She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Most of the episodes took place either in Jessica Fletcher's fictional hometown
List of Murder, She Wrote episodes
List_of_Murder,_She_Wrote_episodes
Species of bird
large, mostly African, bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle, especially in southern Africa, not to be confused with the black eagle (Ictinaetus
Verreaux's_eagle
The series is a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory and chronicles the life of the character Sheldon Cooper as a child living with his family in East
List of Young Sheldon episodes
List_of_Young_Sheldon_episodes
from the British series of the same name. Port & Wiseman serve as showrunners. The American series premiered on October 7, 2021. In October 2021, the series
List of Ghosts (American TV series) episodes
List_of_Ghosts_(American_TV_series)_episodes
in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon
List of English words of Old English origin
List_of_English_words_of_Old_English_origin
Species of bird
The brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus) is a fairly large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern
Brown_snake_eagle
British novelist (1906–1998)
author with the largest number of books borrowed from public libraries in the United Kingdom, losing the top spot to Dame Jacqueline Wilson only in 2002. Many
Catherine_Cookson
of The Smurfs characters appearing in the original comics, the 1980s cartoon and the 2011 movie (as well as its sequels), and the 2021 reboot. The Smurfs
List_of_The_Smurfs_characters
Shafted projectile that is shot with a bow
on the shaft while the glue hardens. Whenever natural fletching is used, the feathers on any one arrow must come from the same wing of the bird, the most
Arrow
Species of bird
The streaked scrub warbler (Scotocerca inquieta), also known simply as the scrub warbler, is a small passerine bird in the family Cettiidae. It is the
Streaked_scrub_warbler
Species of bird
The juveniles are similar to the fameals but the feathers on the head are tipped with buff. The bird is 11.5–12.5 cm in length from bill to tail. The
Black-crowned_sparrow-lark
Species of bird
The saddle-billed stork or saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species
Saddle-billed_stork
Milligan, Jason (2003). The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): A Life in Feathers. Illustrated by Caroll Spinney. New York:
List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets
American television series that airs on MTV. The series premiered on Sunday, June 5, 2011, following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Teen Wolf is a supernatural
List of Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) secondary characters
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Mascots of Bowling Green State University
of the local newspaper, decided to come up with a fitting name. In 1927, after reading about falconry, he decided on "Falcons" because the birds were
Freddie_and_Frieda_Falcon
British actress
Cornwell The Return of the Borrowers (1993, TV series) – Arrietty Clock It's a Girl (1994, TV movie) – Susan Birds of a Feather (1994, TV series) – Kate
Rebecca_Callard
Species of bird
The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also
Short-toed_snake_eagle
Species of bird
The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The steppe eagle's well-feathered
Steppe_eagle
French actress (born 1975)
Archived from the original on 10 September 2026. Bunbury, Stephanie (15 July 2007). "Birds of a feather". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on
Marion_Cotillard
1992 Alexander McQueen fashion collection
trousers. The second was a shift in sheer black chiffon worn over a black bra and a black chiffon pencil skirt with feather trim, accessorised with a bird claw
Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims
Jack_the_Ripper_Stalks_His_Victims
Red gemstone
"nobody ever saw it well enough to know whether it was a bird or a mammal, whether it had feathers or fur." A Chilean man known as Gaspar Huerta is said
Carbuncle_(gemstone)
Character group from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
described as: a winged creature: if bird, then greater than all other birds, and it was naked, and neither quill nor feather did it bear, and its vast pinions
Nazgûl
1982 American fantasy film by John Milius
mechanical bird for Schwarzenegger to bite. The dummy bird's feathers and wings were from a dead vulture, and its control mechanisms were routed inside the false
Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)
Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)
Species of bird
of bird in the family Otididae. Otididae are an Old-World and understudied family of birds mostly found in Afro-Tropical regions. It is found in Burkina
Savile's_bustard
1995 fashion collection by Alexander McQueen
eponymous fashion house. The Birds was inspired by ornithology, the study of birds, and the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, after which it was named
The_Birds_(collection)
Role of birdsong in Western music
at least one songbird, the nightingale wren, does not choose notes in this way. However, among birds which habitually borrow phrases or sounds from other
Birdsong_in_music
1845 narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe
seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of
The_Raven
Species of owl
The tail and the flight feathers of all are barred with brownish colouration of light and dark. The eyes are dark brown and the feet and almost the entirety
Shelley's_eagle-owl
American television series
Food Network? Tune in May 24". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 24, 2018. Weaver, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "Utah's Pretty Bird Chicken owner Viet Pham
Beat_Bobby_Flay
The first 74 half-hour episodes were filmed in black-and-white for Seasons 1 and 2 (but are now also available in colorized versions on DVD); the remaining
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
Species of bird
The African black swift (Apus barbatus), also known as the African swift or black swift, is a medium-sized bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa
African_black_swift
British actress, comedian and writer (born 1962)
Lender in 1997's The Borrowers and teamed up with her former Smack the Pony co-stars for the 2004 film Gladiatress. Also in 1998 she appeared in the BBC
Doon_Mackichan
American actor (1946–2025)
Keep the Home Fires Burning" The Karate Kid (1984) as Announcer Highway to Heaven (TV Series 1984–1989) as Burt Morgan, episode "Birds of a Feather" (1985)
Rick_Hurst
The following is an episode list for Aardman Animations' animated comedy children's television series, Shaun the Sheep, in chronological order of first
List of Shaun the Sheep episodes and films
List_of_Shaun_the_Sheep_episodes_and_films
Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)
noticed in 2020 that "now nearly every singer raps, and nearly every rapper sings", as many artists "have borrowed or copied the template of [the album]
Drake_(musician)
2017 film by Bill Condon
encourages Belle to borrow the books in the chapel's meager library. Zoë Rainey appears as Belle's mother, Maurice's late wife who contracted the plague and died
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film)
Dutch painter (1636–1695)
born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. After the start of his career, he painted virtually exclusively bird subjects, usually exotic or game, in park-like
Melchior_d'Hondecoeter
Hurled weapon with a sharp point
javelins by the presence of fletching (feathers on the tail) and a shaft that is shorter or more flexible. Darts can be propelled by hand or with the aid of
Dart_(missile)
Species of bird
The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), or western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae that is native to Africa. The
Western_oriole
English actor, memoirist and novelist (1910–1983)
reluctant to take part in Wuthering Heights (1939) for Goldwyn, but eventually relented and the film was a big success. RKO borrowed him to play Ginger Rogers's
David_Niven
Ancient Egyptian deity of the Moon, learning, writing
Thṓth, borrowed from Coptic: Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ Thōout, Ancient Egyptian: Ḏḥwtj, the reflex of ḏḥwtj "[he] is like the ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he
Thoth
1957 animated short
particularly the Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) cycle, Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), and Tannhäuser. It borrows especially
What's_Opera,_Doc?
American actress and entertainer (born 1933)
Paramount Pictures borrowed her from 20th Century Fox for the part of Lilia, the water girl, in Cecil B. DeMille's biblical epic The Ten Commandments (1956)
Debra_Paget
Short story by Jorge Luis Borges
at the end of the review summarises The Conference of the Birds (1177) by Farid ud-Din Attar, in which a group of birds seek a feather dropped in the middle
The_Approach_to_Al-Mu'tasim
Species of bird
The baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) is a species of weaver bird from the family Ploceidae which is found in eastern and central Africa. There are
Baglafecht_weaver
the stock characters in this list – reflecting the respective attitudes of the people of the time and the place in which they have been created – in hindsight
List_of_stock_characters
Fictional world created by George R. R. Martin
the Iron Bank of Braavos lends money to foreign nations, especially The Crown, which has borrowed millions. Braavosi dress in flashy colors while the
World of A Song of Ice and Fire
World_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire
Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon characters
Antony cameo as a puppy in the song "Paws and Feathers") New Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Cartoons (starring in "Boarding Games"; cameo in "Happy Birthday, Bugs
Marc_Antony_and_Pussyfoot
pillowcase Young man who is full of feathers pinch, at a In an emergency pinch(ed) Arrested e.g. He was pinched by the coppers pinko Liberal; freespirit
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Species of bird
The African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. This species' feathered legs
African_hawk-eagle
2007 video game
shortened the robe and gave it a more feathered look, resonating the bird of prey imagery. Similar routes were taken with other parts of the gameplay to
Assassin's_Creed_(video_game)
Species of bird
with grass and feathers. Its shape is that of a gourd and it has a long entrance tunnel attached to the side. The nest is often situated in a tree cavity
Mosque_swallow
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Boy/Male
Celtic Irish English Gaelic Scottish
Bard.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Girl/Female
British, English
Unusual Nature Name
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles)
Scottish (common in the Northern Isles) : patronymic from the personal name Magnus.English : patronymic from the Middle English nickname or byname Mann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Man 8.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English bird, brid ‘nestling’, ‘young bird’ (Old English bridd), applied as a nickname or perhaps occasionally as a metonymic occupational name for a bird catcher. The metathesized form is first found in the Northumbrian dialect of Middle English, but the surname is more common in central and southern England. It may possibly also be derived from Old English burde ‘maiden’, ‘girl’, applied as a derisory nickname.Irish : Anglicization of Gaelic Ó hÉanacháin or Ó hÉinigh, in which the first element (after Ó) has been taken as Gaelic éan ‘bird’ (see Heneghan).Jewish : translation of various Ashkenazic surnames meaning ‘bird’, as for example Vogel.
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Gaelic, Indian, Irish, Scottish
Poet; One who Sings Ballads; Bard; Minstrel
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly in the West Midlands)
English (chiefly in the West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived by an extensive (Middle English long) marsh or fen (Middle English more).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burt.German : habitational name for someone from any of several places in the Rhineland named Birth or Birten.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Like a Bird; Variant of Byrd
Boy/Male
English
Bird.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bird.Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine) : nickname for a man with a notable beard, from a southern Yiddish pronunciation of Yiddish bord ‘beard’
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Bird
Surname or Lastname
English (common in the Midlands)
English (common in the Midlands) : from Middle English cope ‘cloak’, ‘cape’ (from Old English cÄp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape.
Boy/Male
Irish
From Birr.
Male
English
Bard or Minstrel
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bird.
Boy/Male
English American
Bird.
Boy/Male
English American
Bird.
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
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n.
One who borrows.
n.
Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
n.
A small water bird. See Dabchick.
v. t.
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
v. t.
To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
a.
Robbed; borrowed.
a.
Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original.
n.
The parson bird.
imp. & p. p.
of Borrow
a.
Having (such) a brow; -- used in composition; as, dark-browed, stern-browed.
n.
A bird.
n.
Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
v. i.
To catch or shoot birds.
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