The real meaning of "Ornithoscopy"

[Tom]

Hi

To date, I have been unable to understand the meaning of this word: Ornithoscopy

Could you please explain to me in detail how the birds are observed and what follows?

Tom

PS: Is the red comma correct?

[Conchita]

As our friend Mister Micawber would say: "Ornithoscopy is a euphuism* for birdwatching".

For more details, there's nothing that a little googling won't take care of -- look under 'birdwatching' (the term 'birding' is also used).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdwatching

*Euphuism: affected elegance of language

PS: The comma after 'to date' is correct.

[Mister Micawber]

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The comma is optional as far as I'm concerned.

Wikipaedia has a summary introduction to BIRDWATCHING.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Oops. Great minds google alike, eh, Conchita?
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ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber