[Tweeters] Interesting etymology of the word oscine

[Rachel Lawson]

The Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Day for August 10 was oscines, n.  From Roman History.  Birds from whose song or call (rather than flight) auguries were taken, as ravens, owls, etc.

Rachel Lawson
rwlawson at q.com
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