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A bird is a warm blooded, egg laying
Vertebrate of the class Aves, having its body
covered with feathers and its forelimbs
modified into wings. Like the mammal, birds
have a four chambered heart, they have a
relatively large brain and acute hearing but
little sense of smell. Believed to have
evolved from the REPTILE, birds are highly
adapted for flight. Their feathers, though
light, protect against cold and wet and have
great strength. Most birds build some kind of
nest for their eggs, which vary in size,
shape, colour and number according to
species. The chief domestic birds are the
CHICKEN, DUCK, GOOSE, TURKEY and guinea fowl.
Game birds hunted for food and sport are the
grouse, pheasant, quail and duck.
See also VERTEBRATE, and MAMMAL.
Subject by: Vanessa Pike