The folklore of birds
Subtitle: an enquiry into the origin & distribution of some magico-religious traditions.
Series: New naturalist -- a survey of British natural history [39]
Publisher: Collins
Published: 1958
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Birds -- Folklore
Genres: Folklore
Description: A well-illustrated  book on bird folklore ranging from the archaeological to the whimsical. Well worth a read.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [245]-256.
Table of contents: title: Editor's Preface; title: Author's Preface; title: Chapter; title: 1      The prehistoric background to bird folklore; title: 2      The Michaelmas goose; title: 3      Bird-maidens; title: 4      The rain-goose; title: 5      The bird of doom and deluge; title: 6      The thunderbird; title: 7      The night's black agents; title: 8      The king of birds; title: 9      The wren hunt and procession; title: 10     Fire-birds; title: 11     Song-birds and toads; title: 12     The harbinger of Spring; title: 13     Winged souls; title: 14     Bird-fish; title: Bibliographical index and Chapter references; title: Acknowledgements; title: Bibliography; title: Index: Part I      Proper Names; title: Part II     Birds; title: Part III    Subjects