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Definition of Shore birds

Shore birds
Shore Shore, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. In shore, near the shore. --Marryat. On shore. See under On. Shore birds (Zo["o]l.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore. Shore crab (Zo["o]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California. Shore lark (Zo["o]l.), a small American lark (Otocoris alpestris) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also horned lark. Shore plover (Zo["o]l.), a large-billed Australian plover (Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc. Shore teetan (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Shore birds from wikipedia

- Bird trapping techniques to capture wild birds include a wide range of techniques that have their origins in the hunting of birds for food. While hunting...
- Waders or s****birds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found wading along s****lines and mudflats in order to forage for food crawling or...
- elsewhere. The island is an important site for colonial nesting seabirds and s**** birds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans...
- lizards and ground-nesting birds, particularly s**** birds. Eradication can be troublesome. Attempts to eliminate hedgehogs from bird colonies on the Scottish...
- dolphin Whale sharks (the world's largest fish) Migratory and resident s**** birds feed and roost on the Island Approximately 600 species of coral reef...
- Humans catch them for food or use them as bait. The eggs are at risk from s**** birds such as the whimbrel and the marbled godwit, which probe the sand with...
- books on birds including South Carolina Bird Life (1949), Florida Birdlife (1954), The Warblers of America (1957), A Gathering of S**** Birds (1960), Carolina...
- influenza are present in the intestinal tract of large numbers of s**** birds and water birds, but these strains rarely cause human infection. Five manmade...
- geese, and blue-winged teals can be found in the region. Maritime or s**** birds of New York are great blue heron, killdeers, northern cardinals, American...
- breed (epitoky). Ragworms are important food sources for a number of s**** birds. Ragworms such as Hediste diversicolor are commonly used as bait in sea...