FLIGHT, the act of a bird in flying; or the manner, duration, &c. thereof.
Almost every kind of bird has its particular flight; the eagle's flight is the highest; the flight of the sparrow-hawk and vulture is noble, and fit for high enter-
prize and combat. The flight of some birds is low, weak, and transient; the flight of the partridge and pheasant is but of short continuance; that of the dove is laboured; that of the sparrow undulatory, &c.
The augurs pretend to foretell future events from the flight of birds. See AUGURY.