In the Song of Solomon, birds are often used as a symbol for love and desire. For example, when the narrator talks about his desire for the woman he loves, he compares her to a bird: I have compared you, my love, to a company of doves." Birds are also used as a symbol for the woman's beauty, as when the narrator says, "Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead." In general, birds represent the things that the narrator loves and desires most in the world."