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Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
[The Egyptians] have also another sacred bird called the phoenix which I myself have never seen, except in pictures. Indeed it is a great rarity, even in Egypt, only coming there (according to the accounts of the people of Heliopolis) once in five hundred years, when the old phoenix dies.
In the song "Grey Seal" by Elton John, a phoenix bird is mentioned: "If the phoenix bird can fly, then so can I". Rock groups Thirty Seconds to Mars, Lostprophets, and Mike Mangione & The Union [5] all have a phoenix as their official logo. Phoenix is the name of a French indie pop–rock band.
The Nine-headed bird also appears in the 16th-century classic novel Journey to the West, where it is known as the Nine-Headed Beast (九頭蟲) or the Nine-Headed Prince Consort (九頭駙馬). As the son-in-law of the Wansheng Dragon King, he wields a monk's spade and conspires with his father-in-law to steal the śarīra from the pagoda.
Articles relating to the phoenix, an immortal bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and ...
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Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]
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