Or'nis-cōp'ies, n. sing.

n. sing. [Gr. ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος, a bird, and σκοπεῖν, σκέπτεσθαι, to view; Fr. ornithoscopie, Gr. ὀρνιθοσκοπία, ὀρνισκοπία.] The art of divination by the observation of birds. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] [Obs.] Bailey.