ornithological

American  

[awr-nuh-thuh-lahj-ik-uhl] / ˌɔr nə θəˈlɑdʒ ɪk əl /

adjective

1. relating to ornithology.

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Example Sentences

And a group called Bird Names for Birds sent a petition to the ornithological society urging it to “outline a plan to change harmful common names” of birds.

From Seattle Times

By cataloging and painting hundreds of species in the early 1800s for his seminal four-volume work, “The Birds of America,” Audubon arguably contributed more to ornithological study than any other individual in United States history.

From New York Times

When Roberta from Northampton, Va., became a member of her local ornithological society at 22, almost everyone was “middle-aged to ancient,” she said — but the younger people became lifelong friends.

From New York Times

Aided by an arsenal of previously published taxonomic and ornithological research, Dr. Stimpson and Dr. Kemp were able to identify the species that had been annotated with triangular tail markings.

From New York Times

Audubon was a formidable artist but also a ferocious antagonist within what Audubon scholar Gregory Nobles calls the “ornithological wars of the 1830s.”

From Washington Post