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<p><strong>Magpies:</strong></p>
<p><strong>A <em>tiding</em>, <em>gulp</em>, <em>murder, tittering, charm</em> of magpies:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Mallards:</strong></p>
<p><strong>A <em>lute</em>, <em>flush</em>, <em>puddling</em>, <em>brace</em> (in general) of mallards:</strong></p>
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<p>Several drakes swim in a pond.</p>
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<p><strong>A <em>sord</em> (in flight) of mallards:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>richness</em> of martens:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>gang, mob, clan</em> of meerkats:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>mischief, horde, harvest</em> of mice:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>bite</em> of midges:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>stream</em>, <em>swarm</em>, <em>shoal</em> of minnows:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>labor</em>, <em>company</em>, <em>movement</em> of moles:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>troop</em>, <em>barre</em>l, <em>carload</em>, <em>cartload</em>, <em>tribe</em> of monkeys:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>herd</em> of moose:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>scourg</em>e of mosquitoes:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>fleet</em> of mudhens:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>pack</em>, <em>barren</em>, <em>span</em>, <em>rake</em> of mules:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>watch, route, match</em> of nightingales:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>herd </em>of okapi:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>passel </em>of opossums:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>congress </em>of orangutans:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>flock, herd </em>of ostrich:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>romp</em>, <em>bevy</em>, <em>family</em>, <em>raft</em> of otters:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>parliament </em>of owls:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>team</em>, <em>yoke</em>, <em>drove</em> of oxen:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>bed</em>, <em>culch, hive, cast</em> of oysters:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>A <em>company</em>, <em>pandemonium</em> of parrots:</strong></p>
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<div><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong><strong>A <em>bevy</em>, <em>covey</em> of partridge:</strong></div>
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<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>pulchritude</em>, <em>party</em>, <em>muster</em>, <em>ostentation</em>, <em>pride</em> of peafowl:</strong></div>
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<div><strong><strong>﻿A <em>pomp</em> of Pekingese:</strong></strong></div>
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<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>pod</em> of pelicans:</strong></div>
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<div><strong>﻿Penguins (in general):</strong></div>
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<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>colony</em>, <em>rookery</em>, <em>huddle</em> of penguins:</strong></div>
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<div><strong><strong>﻿A <em>nursery</em>, <em>creche</em> of penguins:</strong></strong></div>
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<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Antarctic_adelie_penguins_%28js%29_21.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Antarctic_adelie_penguins_%28js%29_21.jpg/800px-Antarctic_adelie_penguins_%28js%29_21.jpg" alt="File:Antarctic adelie penguins (js) 21.jpg" width="800" height="530" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antarctic_adelie_penguins_(js)_21.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></strong></strong></div>
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<div><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>Pheasants in general:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>nest</em>, <em>nye</em> of pheasants:</strong></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsL-R_2/RingNeckedPheasantKK4.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Pheasant.jpg"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsL-R_2/RingNeckedPheasantKK4.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>brood</em>, <em>nide</em> of pheasants:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<img src="https://i1.wp.com/www.pointinggundogs.com/httpdocs/picture_files/BabyPheasantsFeed.jpg" alt="" /></strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.pointinggundogs.com/wp-content/uploads/picture_files/BabyPheasantsFeed.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong>SOURCE</a></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div>﻿<strong>A <em>take-off</em>, <em>bouquet</em> of pheasants:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<img src="https://i1.wp.com/coloradopf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pheasant-flying.jpg" alt="" /></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong><a href="http://coloradopf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pheasant-flying.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>flight</em>, <em>flock</em>, <em>kit </em>of pigeons:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Rock_dove_-_natures_pics.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Rock_dove_-_natures_pics.jpg/800px-Rock_dove_-_natures_pics.jpg" alt="File:Rock dove - natures pics.jpg" width="800" height="533" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_dove_-_natures_pics.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿Pigs:</strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿In general:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿A <em>drift</em>, <em>drove</em> of pigs:</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Wild_Pig_KSC02pd0873.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Wild_Pig_KSC02pd0873.jpg/800px-Wild_Pig_KSC02pd0873.jpg" alt="File:Wild Pig KSC02pd0873.jpg" width="800" height="489" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_Pig_KSC02pd0873.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿Pigs (boars/swine):</strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>sounder</em>, <em>singular</em> of pigs:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Pigs_July_2008-1.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Pigs_July_2008-1.jpg/800px-Pigs_July_2008-1.jpg" alt="File:Pigs July 2008-1.jpg" width="800" height="536" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pigs_July_2008-1.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿Pigs (hogs):</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>A <em>team</em>, <em>passel</em>, <em>drift</em>, <em>parcel</em> of pigs:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<img src="https://i1.wp.com/cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/50660538.jpg" alt="" /></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong><a href="http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/50660538.jpg?v=1&amp;c=IWSAsset&amp;k=2&amp;d=E41C9FE5C4AA0A14E4E984A23AA8A2A3193E75737D9DD5A4407096443A998B5AB01E70F2B3269972" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>Pigs (piglets):</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>litter</em>, <em>farrow</em> of pigs</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Suckling_pigs.JPG"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Suckling_pigs.JPG/800px-Suckling_pigs.JPG" alt="File:Suckling pigs.JPG" width="800" height="597" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Suckling_pigs.JPG" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong><strong>Plovers:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>In general:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div>﻿<strong>A <em>congregation</em> of plovers:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Lesser_Sand_Ploverwith_Sanderling_I_IMG_9382.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Lesser_Sand_Ploverwith_Sanderling_I_IMG_9382.jpg" alt="File:Lesser Sand Ploverwith Sanderling I IMG 9382.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser_Sand_Ploverwith_Sanderling_I_IMG_9382.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>A <em>wing</em>, <em>flight</em> of plovers:</strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<img src="https://i2.wp.com/farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3840684120_344b42291a.jpg" alt="" /></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3840684120_344b42291a.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>chine</em> of polecats:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong></div>
<div><strong><img src="https://i2.wp.com/www.cheshirewildlifetrust.co.uk/IMAGES/news_polecat.jpg" alt="" /></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Ilder.jpg"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.co.uk/IMAGES/news_polecat.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿A <em>prickle</em> of porcupine:</strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong><img src="https://i2.wp.com/www.mongabay.com/images/thai/porcupines.jpg" alt="" /></strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://www.mongabay.com/images/thai/porcupines.jpg" target="_blank">﻿SOURCE</a></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong> </strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>A <em>pod</em>, <em>herd</em>, <em>school</em>, <em>crowd</em>, <em>shoal</em> of porpoises:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Harbor.Porpoise.4.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Harbor.Porpoise.4.jpg/800px-Harbor.Porpoise.4.jpg" alt="File:Harbor.Porpoise.4.jpg" width="800" height="536" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harbor.Porpoise.4.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></strong><strong>A <em>coterie</em> of prairie dogs:</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Kissing_Prairie_dog_edit_3.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Kissing_Prairie_dog_edit_3.jpg/600px-Kissing_Prairie_dog_edit_3.jpg" alt="File:Kissing Prairie dog edit 3.jpg" width="600" height="600" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kissing_Prairie_dog_edit_3.jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></strong><strong>A <em>covy</em> of ptarmigans:</strong></div>
<div><strong> </strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Rock_Ptarmigan_%28Lagopus_Muta%29.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Rock_Ptarmigan_%28Lagopus_Muta%29.jpg/800px-Rock_Ptarmigan_%28Lagopus_Muta%29.jpg" alt="File:Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus Muta).jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Ptarmigan_(Lagopus_Muta).jpg" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong><strong>A <em>bevy</em>, <em>covey</em> of quail.</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Coturnix_coturnix_%28Warsaw_zoo%29-1.JPG"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Coturnix_coturnix_%28Warsaw_zoo%29-1.JPG/800px-Coturnix_coturnix_%28Warsaw_zoo%29-1.JPG" alt="File:Coturnix coturnix (Warsaw zoo)-1.JPG" width="800" height="600" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coturnix_coturnix_(Warsaw_zoo)-1.JPG" target="_blank">SOURCE</a></strong></div>
<div><strong><strong>﻿</strong></strong></div>
<div><strong>﻿</strong> <strong>. . . .to be continued.</strong></div>
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