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caliology|kælɪˈɒlədʒɪ|
[f. Gr. καλιά wooden dwelling, hut, nest + -ology.]
That department of ornithology which is concerned with birds' nests. Hence calioˈlogical a.
1875Encycl. Brit. III. 772 There are not many works on nidification, for ‘Caliology’ or the study of nests has hardly been deemed a distinct branch of the science. 1884Coues N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 227 One of the most delightful departments of ornithology, called caliology. 1902C. Dixon Birds' Nests Introd. 4 The late J. G. Woods' popular treatment of birds' nests..practically exhausts the special literature of caliology. |