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| Umbrella Bird The umbrella bird can be found in the lower canopies of the Schendi rainforest. *In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and the umbrella bird. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Ushindi Fisher The long white feathers of the Ushindi Fisher are used for mounting in elaborate headdresses..it is a long-legged wading bird native to Schendi. *His head was surmounted by an elaborate headdress, formed largely from the long, white, curling feathers of the Ushindi fisher, a long-legged, wading bird. ~Explorers of Gor, page 236~ Veminium Bird This bird described as possessing a beautiful song. *Perhaps in one of these times, due to no fault of Mistress he was charmed by her voice, as by the veminium bird.. ~Magicians of Gor, page 363~ Vulo The vulo is a tawny poutry bird similar to a pigeon, used for meat and eggs *She was a peasant, barefoot, her garment little more than coarse sacking. She had been carrying a wicker basket containing vulos, domesticated pigeons raised for eggs and meat. ~Nomads of Gor, page 1~ Wader (ring-necked and yellow-legged) These birds found along the river of the rainforests inland in Schendi. *Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and yellow-legged waders. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Woodpecker (Ivory-billed) Another bird found only in the lower rainforest canopies of Schendi *In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and teh umbrella bird. ~Explorers of Gor, page 311~ Zad A large scavenging bird native to the Tahari, black and white plumage with a long narrow yellowish hooked beak. *I heard, a short time later, wings, the alighting of one or more large birds. Such birds, broad-winged, black and white, from afar, follow the marches to Klima; their beaks, yellowish, narrow and long are slightly hooked at the end useful for probing and tearing. The birds scattered, squawking, as a Kaiila sped past. The birds are called Zads. ~Tribesmen of Gor, page 232~ Zad (jungle) This species is less agressive than it's Tahari cousin; smaller and yellow-winged it is nonetheless a scavenger found in the rainforest of Schendi. *One was attacked even by Zads, clinging to it and tearing at it with their long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks. These were jungle Zads. They are les to be feared than desert Zads, I believe, being less aggressive. They do, however, share one ugly habit with the desert zad, that of tearing the eyes of weakended victims. That serves as a practical guarantee that the victim, usually an animal, will die. ~Explorers of Gor, page 145~ |
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