04044cam a2200925 4500 527483802 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307783974 0307783979 B004G606GW Amazon 9e5ba360-94c9-406e-b890-2e9197e356a8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 176658 176658 176658 507369 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Tate, Peter. Flights of Fancy [Libby] : Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition. Random House Publishing Group, 2011. Animals. Reference books. Mythology. Owls. anthropology. superstitions. quotes. Folklore. Nature. Peacocks. Nonfiction. bird watching. magpies. Cultural anthropology. birds. Science. Evolution. social engineering. Quotations. Swans. gifts. Cranes. Reference. human evolution. Wildlife. History. binoculars. legends. ravens. Sociology. Birdwatching Guides. animal books. quote book. history books. bird books. bird watching book. animal book. science books. nature books. bird identification books. bird-watcher. sociology books. science gifts. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5732kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Nature. Reference. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:The perfect bedside companion for every bird-watcher and nature lover, inside <b>Flights of Fancy</b> you’ll find:<br /> Cranes<br /> <i>“Don’t promise the crane in the sky, but give the titmouse in your hand.”<br /></i>Russian proverb<br /> Magpies<br /> <i>“One for sorrow, two for joy…”<br /></i>Traditional English rhyme<br /> Owls<br /> <i>“The owl shrieked at thy birth, an evil sign.”<br /></i>Shakespeare, <i>Henry VI, Part III<br /></i>Peacocks<br /> <i>“The peacock is ashamed of its large black feet.”<br /></i>Medieval Persian tradition<br /> Ravens<br /> <i>“When the raven tried to bring fire to the world, ash turned its feathers black.”<br /></i>Cherokee Indian legend<br /> Swans<br /> <i>“Sewing a swan’s feather into your husband’s pillow will keep him faithful.”<br /></i>British superstition. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9E5/BA3/60/FlightsofFancyBirdsinMythLegendandSup9780307783974.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E5BA360-94C9-406E-B890-2E9197E356A8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9E5/BA3/60/FlightsofFancyBirdsinMythLegendandSup9780307783974.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E5BA360-94C9-406E-B890-2E9197E356A8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9E5/BA3/60/FlightsofFancyBirdsinMythLegendandSup9780307783974.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E5BA360-94C9-406E-B890-2E9197E356A8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)