Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Collective nouns

    

A brood of chickens.                     A gaggle of geese.
A paddling of ducks.                     A herd of cattle.
A herd of antelope.                        A flock of birds. 
A flock of sheep.                            A swarm of bees.
A swarm of insects.                        A hive of bees.
A team of horses.                           A herd of buffaloes.
A troop of monkeys.                      A nest of rabbits.
A nest of mice.                               A pack of hounds.
A pack of wolves.                          A down of hares.
A fall of woodcock.                       A plague of locusts.
A kennel of dogs.                           A herd of elephants.
A wisp of snipe.                             A flight of doves.
A shoal of herrings.                       A school of whales.
A tribe of goats.                              A sloth of bears.
A skulk of foxes.                            A pride of lions.
A barren of mules.                         A covey of grouse.      
A litter of pups.                              A litter of cubs.
A flock of geese.

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