Effect of Air-raids and Air-craft 



" land birds " and seaplanes as " sea birds " 

 (Daily Mail, I7.viii.i6). One type of 

 German machine was known as " TAUBE " 

 surely a misnomer ! 



Among the many ornithological terms 

 subsequently adopted by our Naval, Military, 

 and Air Forces may be mentioned the 

 W.R.E.N.S., to denote the Women's Royal 

 Naval Service, and the PENGUINS, as a dis- 

 tinctive name for the women attached to the 

 Royal Air Force, which force was known as 

 ROOSTERS (men who could fly) and FLEDGE- 

 LINGS (men who were learning). No term was, 

 however, more apt than that of KIWI to 

 denote the Royal Air Force staff officer whose 

 terrestrial duties rendered him incapable of 

 flight. These are but examples of avian 

 nomenclature as applied to our Forces, and 

 will suffice as typical of their ingenious adop- 

 tion. 



The formation of aerodromes in various 

 parts of the country had but little effect on 

 the bird population in their vicinity. PAR- 

 TRIDGES haunted the precincts of more than 

 one of our largest airship sheds, and, in spite 



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