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Author Tate, Peter.

Title Flights of fancy : birds in myth, legend and superstition / Peter Tate.

Imprint New York : Delacorte Press, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  398.245 TATE    Check Shelf
Description xi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note Originally published: London : Random House, 2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (169-170) and index.
Contents Blackbird -- Cockerel -- Crane -- Crossbill -- Cuckoo -- Diver -- Dove -- Eagle -- Goose -- Hoopoe -- House sparrow -- Kingfisher -- Lapwing -- Magpie -- Nightingale -- Nightjar -- Owl -- Peacock -- Pelican -- Quail -- Raven -- Robin -- Rook -- Stonechat -- Stork -- Swallow -- Swan -- Woodpecker -- Wren -- Wryneck.
Summary An illustrated odyssey into the world of birds looks at the myths, legends, and superstitions surrounding some of the world's best-known birds, drawing on traditions from around the world to explore the stories of some thirty avian species.
Subject Birds -- Folklore.
Birds -- Mythology.
Birds -- Folklore.
Birds -- Mythology.
Birds. (OCoLC)fst00832970
Birds -- Mythology. (OCoLC)fst00833040
Genre/Form Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
Folklore.
Other Form: Online version: Tate, Peter. Flights of fancy. New York : Delacorte Press, 2008 (OCoLC)891484317
ISBN 9780385342483 (hardcover)
0385342489 (hardcover)
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