Flights of Fancy: Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition (Hardcover)

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Description


The perfect bedside companion for every bird-watcher and nature lover, inside Flights of Fancy you’ll find:

Cranes
“Don’t promise the crane in the sky, but give the titmouse in your hand.”
Russian proverb

Magpies
“One for sorrow, two for joy…”
Traditional English rhyme

Owls
“The owl shrieked at thy birth, an evil sign.”
Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III

Peacocks
“The peacock is ashamed of its large black feet.”
Medieval Persian tradition

Ravens
“When the raven tried to bring fire to the world, ash turned its feathers black.”
Cherokee Indian legend

Swans
“Sewing a swan’s feather into your husband’s pillow will keep him faithful.”
British superstition

About the Author


Peter Tate has published several books on ornithology. In Flights of Fancy he has collected the stories that have most intrigued him over a lifetime of study. Tate lives in England.

Praise for Flights of Fancy: Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition…


“Will intrigue bird-watchers and nature lovers.”—Booklist

Product Details ISBN-10: 0385342489
ISBN-13: 9780385342483
Published: Delacorte Press, 10/21/2008
Pages: 192
Language: English
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