Peter Tate, "Flights of Fancy: Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0385342489, 0099509873 | 192 pages | epub, mobi | 5,4 MB
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0385342489, 0099509873 | 192 pages | epub, mobi | 5,4 MB
Why were barnacle geese once classified as fish? When were kingfisher feathers used as love charms? Flights of Fancy is an endlessly browsable guide to the fascinating stories and bizarre superstitions that surround some of the world’s best-loved birds.