Group Names and Collective Nouns

Today I thought we would discuss the above.

Lets start with......


A tok of capercailzies.

 

I like Malteasers.

 

A drunkship of cobblers

 

Hmmmm, interesting points made by the both of you.

 

A superfluity of nuns

 

A can of geeks. I made that one up

 

Sorry a boring one, A murder of Crows.

 

A shedload of lawnmowers

 

Yes, yes all very good indeed but what of the murmuration of starlings?

 

a lot of things

 

Hmmmm, interesting point you make there MCR but I feel that the bevy of quails are just as important as any sloth of bears!

 

Lets not forget an observance of hermits.

 

Excellent!

 

And of course who could forget a wisp of snipe.

 

This discussion cannot end without a knob of waterfowl or a trip of wigeon.

 

How about a crash of rhinos or an unkindness of ravens

 

Very good Hal, but don't forget a siege of herons or a nye of pheasants.