A bird excretes nitrogenous waste materials in the form of

uric acid

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Solution

The correct option is A uric acid
Depending upon the form in which nitrogenous waste is excreted from the body, the organisms are grouped as under into three categories: ammonotelic, uricotelic and ureotelic
Birds excrete nitrogenous wastes as uric acid in the form of pellet or paste with minimum loss of water and are called uricotelic animals.

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