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BIRDS IN LEGEND
FABLE AND FOLKLORE
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds.
Attributed to Giotto
BIRDS IN LEGEND
FABLE AND FOLKLORE
BY
ERNEST INGERSOLL
Author of “The Life of Mammals,” “Nature’s Calendar,” “The Wit of the Wild,” etc.: and Secretary of the Authors Club, New York
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
55 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C. 4
TORONTO, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS
1923
Copyright, 1923, by
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | A Chat with the Intending Reader | 3 |
| II. | Birds as National Emblems | 28 |
| III. | An Ornithological Comedy of Errors | 51 |
| IV. | The Folklore of Bird Migration | 81 |
| V. | Noah’s Messengers | 98 |
| VI. | Birds in Christian Tradition and Festival | 109 |
| VII. | Birds as Symbols and Badges | 127 |
| VIII. | Black Feathers make Black Birds | 154 |
| IX. | The Familiar of Witches | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |