Sentence:  Wavy lines , feather like patterns , rosettes of indefinitely floral nature , <WSD>birds</WSD> either singly or in stylized rows , animals in solemn frieze bands ( see Plates 11 - 12 ) - all these turned up in the more developed fabrics as preliminary signs that the potters were broadening their gaze . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings