WHATS THE NAME OF PHEASANTS !!!!

[wood smoke 0]

Hi lads if it is a covey of partridges, a labour of moles , a buisness of ferrets, a parliment of rooks

a flock of geese what is the collective name for pheaseants ?????? this is a cross word puzzle as well as

doin my head in

[sue 1]

bouquet

[wood smoke 0]

bouquet

 

 

is this for real or a joke i dont get

[rob the dog 0]

according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye

[sue 1]

im not taking the piss,its true

[Rolfe 2]

Just looked it up...........A nest, nide, (nye) or bouquet.

[sue 1]

according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye

what i can remember nye is when they are on the ground but when flushed its called a bouquet

[rob the dog 0]

nye is on the ground, did'nt read much else

[mackem 23,847]

If they are on the ground its a pile

[comanche 2,799]

Yep ,it is a "Nye".If I had my vintage OED to hand I could tell you its linguistic origins an all that but it's at home.Think it refers to a family group ,ie Hen and her brood .

[wood smoke 0]

according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye

what i can remember nye is when they are on the ground but when flushed its called a bouquet

 

 

Thanks sue bouquet fits the spaces, nye well that is just cheating thanks lads lasses pile is just fitting !!!!

[agrifabs 0]

'brace' of pheasants rings a bell for dead ones.....

[agrifabs 0]

Hi lads if it is a covey of partridges, a labour of moles , a buisness of ferrets, a parliment of rooks

a flock of geese what is the collective name for pheaseants ?????? this is a cross word puzzle as well as

doin my head in

 

 

if im not mistaken, isnt it a 'gaggle of geese'???

[Neil Cooney. 1]

Yes and a skein.

[J Darcy 5,871]

Skien in the air and gaggle on the ground..