Folklore of Birds

by Laura C. Martin and Laura C. Martin

Book Overview

Accurate descriptions, histories, myths, and legends of more than 100 birds. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564402169
• ISBN13: 9781564402165
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Information not found elsewhere about 99 bird species

A nice companion volume to _Wildflower Folklore_ by the same author, and it follows the same format. A physical description of each bird is accompanied by a realistic line drawing of it, and then the folklore comes along. These comments might include name origins or unusual habits or wives' tales or stories of the species told by native people. It's these details that make this volume (and others by Laura C. Martin) unique. It's not a guidebook per se: rather, it's a supplement to standard bird books; one that will tell you what the others won't. Trail guides and naturalists who like to personalize their tours will find this work a valuable addition to their collections.