swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
killing two birds with one stone
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
aviator; flying ace; birdman
Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora); Java rice finch
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
birds and wild animals; wildlife
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
killing three birds with one stone
Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (set of 12th and 13th century picture scrolls)
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
auspicious bird (e.g. crane, Chinese phoenix, Vermilion Bird)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds
animals that can legally be hunted; game animals
chirping bird; singing bird
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
young bird; juvenile; chick
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
wildlife sanctuary; protection area for birds and wild animals
damage by birds (e.g. to crops); dirtying by birds (e.g. to produce)
dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
frigate (bird) (Fregata spp.)
birdproofing; protection from birds
migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Apus (constellation); the Bird-of-Paradise
bird of passage; migratory bird
Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis); blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
Tucana (constellation); the Toucan
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
Aves (class of vertebrates comprising the birds)
rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo
black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes); estrildid (any bird of family Estrildidae); waxbill
Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy of birds
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea)
internationally protected bird
insect-repellent mat (brand name)
oology (study of bird eggs)
Sanchō Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673)
Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata, Padda fuscata)
cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes; (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori
avian influenza; bird flu
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
Ornithischia (order of herbacious dinosaurs with bird-like pelvic structures)
longing for freedom when tied down; (lit.) caged bird's longing for the open sky
ornithodira (ancestor of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, etc.)
cardinal (bird) (Cardinalis cardinalis)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
denied freedom (of how to live one's life); (lit.) living like a caged bird
rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata); hornbilled puffin
crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus); crested mynah
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae)
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae); rainbow finch
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
Japanese nightingale (Leiothrix lutea); Peking robin; red-billed leiothrix
fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana); Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise
red bishop (species of African weaverbird, Euplectes orix)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
sunbird (any bird in the family Nectariniidae)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
Cirsium chokaiense (species of thistle)
brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
tailorbird (Orthotomus sp.)
hornbill (any bird of family Bucerotidae)