ornis denotes the bird used in a comparison for gathering young beneath her wings.

The term occurs as the bird in a comparison: in both supplied verses, its gathering of young beneath her wings illustrates the stated desire to gather Jerusalem's children.

1. Bird in a protective gathering comparison · dominant

   In Luke 13:34 and Matthew 23:37, the nominative singular feminine form stands in the comparison of gathering young beneath her wings. The APB renders the clauses “as a hen gathers her brood under her wings” and “the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.”

   Luke 13:34Matthew 23:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the comparison with “a hen” in both verses, while varying the young as “her brood” and “her chicks”.