Show sportsmen have language sportsmen have almost developed a language of their own in designas des ignat gnat ing groups of particular animals and birds for instance observes the american wildlife institute it would be high lugh treason to refer to a bunch of partridges one should always say a covey when referring ot mem mern hers bers of the partridge family then there is a nide of pheasants a wisp of snipe a flight of doves a muster of peacocks a of herons a brood of grouse and a plump of af wild fowl of course there is alo al o always a stand of plovers a gaggle of geese a bevy of quail a cast of hawks a skulk of foxes a pack of wolves a sleuth of bears |