ornithoscopy

English

Etymology

ornitho- +‎ -scopy

Noun

ornithoscopy (uncountable)

1. birdwatching
   • 1840, Thomas De Quincey, "Modern Superstition"", in Blackwood's Magazine

     Meantime , speaking of ornithoscopy in relation to Jews , I remember another story in that subdivision of the subject which it may be worth while repeating

References

“ornithoscopy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.