GLOSSARY
apartment, room, living quarters.
authority, one who has commanding knowledge of a subject.
berating, scolding.
Berlepsch, family name of a nobleman who was noted for his kindness to birds.
bewildered, confused.
birdling, a baby bird.
blending, mixing.
bluster, play the bully.
bungalow, a one-story house.
chickfeed, a mixture of cracked grain.
clamber, climb awkwardly.
commotion, disturbance.
conjecture, guess, suppose.
convenient, suitable, handy.
cornice, the fancy topmost part of a wall, usually overhanging.
courageous, full of courage, brave.
craw, the crop; part of a bird's throat through which his food passes.
crouching, lying flat or very close to the ground.
delving, making holes by digging; working hard.
demonstration, a show.
distinguished, notable, unusually fine.
distressed, troubled.
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