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55 Cards in this Set
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blue tit
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лазоревка,синицa
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small insectivorous birds.
widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head. |
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blackbird
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дрозд черный
merl, merle, ousel, ouzel |
common black European thrush, songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
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chaffinch
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зяблик
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A small European songbird with a cheerful song.
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hummingbird
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колибри
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
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crossbill
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клест
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finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed,
(having curved mandibles with narrow tips that cross when the bill is closed.) |
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siskin
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чиж
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small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
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Sparrow hawk
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ястреб-перепелятник
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Small North American falcon that hovers over fields and pastures, feeding chiefly on insects and mice.
A small hawk of Europe, Africa, and central Asia that preys on sparrows and other small birds. |
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peregrine= peregrine falcon
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обыкновенный сокол, сапсан
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a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
adj. coming from abroad travelling or migratory; wandering |
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Warbler
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певчая птица,разг. телефон со звучным звонком,певец; певица
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a small active songbird
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skua ['skjuːə]
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поморник большой (чайка)
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Any of several large predatory sea birds related to the jaeger
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tern
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крачка
три строфы,три числа |
small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
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Avocet
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шилоноска, шилоклювка
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long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
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shearwater
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буревестник
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long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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godwit
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веретенник
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large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
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barnacle goose
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белощекии гусь
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European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
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Barn owl
['bɑːnaul] |
сипуха
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mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
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swan
[swɔn] |
лебедь,бард
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stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck |
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cygnet ['sɪgnət]
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молодой лебедь
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a young swan
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cob
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лебедь-самец,чайка
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mew [mjuː]
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чайка (часто о европ. виде чаек Larus canus), сажать сокола в клетку на период линьки
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any seagull, esp the common gullю Also called mew gull,sea mew
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Bittern
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выпь
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relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
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grouse [graus]
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шотландская куропатка
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any gallinaceous bird, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet
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black grouse
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тетерев-косач
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grouse of which the male is bluish-black
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great grouse
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тетерев-глухарь
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sage hen
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hazel grouse
['heɪz(ə)l] |
рябчик
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Hazel Hen is one of the smaller members of the grouse family of birds. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia and central and eastern Europe in spruce
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guillemot ['gɪlɪmɔt]
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кайра (птица)
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small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
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redstart
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горихвостка
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European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
redtail |
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Blackcap
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славка-черноголовка
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chickadee,small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown
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grebe
[griːb] |
поганка (птица)
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small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
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Bullfinch
['bulfɪnʧ] |
снегирь
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common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
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Buzzard
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канюк, сарыч (амер. гриф)
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European short-winged hawk,any diurnal bird of prey
honey buzzard, turkey buzzard |
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heron
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цапля
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grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
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capercaillie [ˌkæpə'keɪlɪ]
= capercailzie[ˌkæpə'keɪlzɪ] |
глухарь
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large black European woodland grouse
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carrion crow ['kærɪənˌkrəu]
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чёрная ворона
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a common predatory and scavenging European crow similar to the rook but having a pure black bill .
American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard |
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egret ['iːgrət]
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белая цапля,головка одуванчика,
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any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
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aigrette ['eɪgret]
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белая цапля,плюмаж;
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a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
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osprey ['ɔspreɪ]
fish hawk |
скопа, орлик, рыбак
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large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
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chiffchaff ['ʧɪfʧæf]
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пеночка-кузнечик (птица)
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A small European warbler with yellowish-green plumage.
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bunting
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овсянка (птица семейства Emberizidae)
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any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or N. America.They all have short stout bills.
A snug-fitting, hooded sleeping bag of heavy material for infants. |
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chough [ʧʌf]
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клушица (птица)
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a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
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sandpiper
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песочник (птица)
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Any of various small wading birds , usually having a long straight sensitive bill with which it picks up insects, worms, and soft mollusks in mud and sand.
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scoter ['skəutə]
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турпан
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large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
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Coot
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лысуха
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slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
Inform. An eccentric or crotchety person, esp. an old man. |
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Cormorant
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большой баклан,скряга,обжора;
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large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
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Corncrake
landrail ['lændreɪl] |
дергач, коростель
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common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
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cuckoo ['kukuː]
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кукушка
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ny of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
cuckoo - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose |
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curlew ['kɜːljuː]
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кроншнеп
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large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
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dotterel ['dɔtr(ə)l]dottrel
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ржанка,слабоумный
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rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
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plover ['plʌvə]
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зуёк, ржанка
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any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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Dunlin
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чернозобик
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small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
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Dunnock
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лесная завирушка
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another name for hedge sparrow
small brownish European songbird |
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Dipper
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оляпка
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small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
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Eider
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гага = eiderdown гагачий пух
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duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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vulture ['vʌlʧə]
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гриф , стервятник,
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any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
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goshawk ['gɔshɔːk]
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ястреб-тетеревятник
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large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
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