That is overtly wrong. of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), the noun for which is a murmuration (Figure 1). That collective noun may be suitable for a bunch of random sheep on a hillside or an unruly gang of pigeons in a town square, but surely not noble or expressive enough for our majestic waders. Given the richness of collective nouns It Jun 15, 2018 - Explore KitzieG Designs By Laura Duffe's board "Murmurations", followed by 631 people on Pinterest. These lovely creatures pack together when they gather to roost at high tide. Collective Nouns List 957. These collective nouns can have a long history, and have been developed since medieval times. congregation, dissimulation, flight, flock or volery of birds sedge or siege of bitterns chain of bobolinks wake of buzzards brood, flock or peep of chickens brood, chattering or clutch of chicks chattering of choughs bury of conies cover of coots Below is a 3 column fast-sorting table of 100's of collective nouns with a related noun and link to the main category. Collective nouns can sometimes be very apt, ‘a pack of knots’ for example. I often see flights of cormorants passing by my house during mornings and evenings. A Pack of Red Knots. What about calling it ‘a murmuration’, usurping the collective noun for European starlings? Others though can be thoroughly objectionable, such a ‘deceit of lapwings’; what a terrible collective noun for such a wonderful bird. They remind me of formations of low-flying aircraft on a strafing run. See more ideas about murmuration, starling, beautiful birds. These nouns are useful in evoking the powerful imagery of moving animal groups, and enliven the often-dense scientific publications produced by biologists, engineers, physicists and mathematicians on the topic. For example, the “Book of St. Albans”, dating back to 1486, was a guide to hawking and hunting, and listed many of the collective nouns for animals we still use today. The fast search works for all the columns so you can type birds or crows or troupe or whatever you want. Collective Nouns for Birds..a flock, a flush, a merder, a charm, a mob, a convocation by Myra. Other collective nouns for cormorants include "flight," "gulp," "rookery" and "swim."