WITHOUT FEATHERS

Bird names used as slang for people:

1 parrot – a copycat
2 chicken – a coward
3 pigeon – girl with attitude (black slang); a newcomer to Alcoholics Anonymous
4 owl – a wise or studious person
5 canary – an informer
6 swan – a show-off or overdressed person
7 cuckoo - an eccentric
8 kiwi – a New Zealander
9 drongo – a disreputable, untrustworthy character (Aus. slang)
10 crow – a boaster
11 peacock – a show-off
12 bantam – someone with a small build
13 gull – an stupid, easily conned person
14 jay – as above (US slang)
15 goose – a silly one
16 coot – a man with no hair
17 turkey – a failure
18 galah – a highly-strung or foolish person (Aus. slang)
19 hawk – a warlike or sharp-eyed person
20 vulture – a callous opportunist
21 nighthawk – one who inhabits the night
22 gannet - a glutton
23 magpie – a hoarder or pilferer