ornithomancy

British

/ ˈɔːnɪθəʊˌmænsɪ /

noun

divination from the flight and cries of birds

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After finding a third bird inexplicably dead on our porch, I turned, unnerved, to the Internet, where I discovered the ancient practice of ornithomancy, or reading omens from the actions of birds.

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Ornithomancy was a popular way of searching into futurity.

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