Bible Encyclopedias
Augurs

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A college of priests in Rome appointed to forecast the future by the behaviour or flight of birds kept for the purpose, and which were sometimes carried about in a coop to consult on emergencies.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Augurs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/augurs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.