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Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Jiufeng – Nine-headed bird worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province. Jiu tou niao – Nine-headed, demonic bird; Jogah – Little people nature spirit; Jörmungandr – Sea serpent; Jorōgumo – Spider woman; Jotai – Animated folding screen cloth; Jötunn – Gigantic nature spirits
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
A Cooper's Hawk perches on a utility line. This is one of the many birds that will receive a new name. The American Ornithological Society announced it is renaming all birds named after people ...
The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
B. Bar-necked cuckoo-dove; Bar-winged cinclodes; Bearded bulbul; Black korhaan; Black swift; Black-and-white fairywren; Black-and-white monarch; Black-capped babbler
100 boy names that start with "J" for parents to consider, from classics like Jacob to James to more modern monikers like Justice and Jakari.