ăvĭārĭus, a, um, adj. [avis].
I Pertaining to birds , of birds , bird- : rete, bird-net , Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 13.—Hence,
II Subst. (like apiarius, etc.).
A ăvĭārĭus , ii, m., a bird-keeper , Col. 8, 3, 4; 8, 5, 14; 8, 11, 12 al.—
B ăvĭārĭum , ii, n., a place where birds are kept , an aviary , ὀρνιθών, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 7; 3, 4, 3; 3, 5, 5; Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; Col. 8, 1, 3 sq.; Plin. 10, 50, 72, § 141.—Also, the abode of wild birds in the forest : Sanguineisque inculta rubent aviaria bacis, Verg. G. 2, 430 ( = secreta nemorum, quae aves frequentant, Serv.).