Anyone would think we were in the song with all these birds around! How many birds are there in the song? I was asked this the other day but didn't have time to work it out- sure someone elase can tell us!
Five.
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on December 18, 2009, 19:26:20
Five.
five?
184. 42 swans a swimging, 42 geese a laying, 36 calling birds, 30 french hens, 22 turtle doves, and 12 partridges.
Scrub that. 224. An eyrar of 42 swans, a gaggle of 42 geese, a nye of 40 gold rings, a mutation of 36 calling birds, a brood of 30 french hens, a dole of 22 turtle doves, and a covey of 12 partridges.
The calling birds are colly birds, or blackbirds, a kind of thrush.
The gold rings are ring-necked pheasants.
Five species. I wasn't thinking in terms of individuals.
I make it seven: swan, goose, pheasant, blackbird, chicken, turtle dove, partridge.