FINCH, WHISTLING:
Flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest; it is insectivorous.




FLEER:
Large hook-billed bird that hunts at night.




FLEER, LONG-BILLED:
A bird that inhabits the emergent level of the rainforests of Schendi.




FLEER, PRAIRIE:
Yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.




FRUIT TINDEL:
A bird that inhabits the canopy zone of the rainforests of the Schendi area.




GANT, ARCTIC:
Migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.




GANT, JUNGLE:
A bird related to the marsh gant that inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.




GANT, MARSH:
; A small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged; hunted by marsh girls its cry is imitated by the rence people as a surreptitious means of communication.




GIM, HORNED:
A small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes c. 4 oz. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.




GIM, LANG:
A bird that inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.




GIM, YELLOW:
A bird related to the horned gim that inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi.




GRUB BORER:
An insectivorous bird that inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.




GULL, COASTING:
Found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. Its feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvaldsland.




GULL, SCHENDI:
Inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night.




GULL, VOSK:
A gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River. Its feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.




HERLIT:
A large broad-winged bird of the Barrens. It is carnivorous and has yellow feathers tipped with black. Also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes' for its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it. It’s a version of Gorean eagle, having a wingspan of 6-8 feet.




HERMIT, YELLOW:
a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees to hunt for larvae.




HOOK-BILLED GORT
a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts.




JARD
a small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds, and is of the rainforest inland of Schendi.




LIT, COMMON
a bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.




LIT, CRESTED
a brightly plumaged bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.




LIT, NEEDLE-TAILED
a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.




MINDAR
a short-winged yellow and red bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It has a sharp bill that it uses to drill into the bark of flower trees for larvae and grubs.




PARROT
A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest.





TARN

A crested hawk-like bird large enough to be saddled and flown, it is used in battle and in racing and is bred for swiftness and aggressiveness. They are enormous relatives of the earth Golden eagle, some with a 50' wing span. Racing Tarns are also used by messengers to go from one city-state to another.




TARN, RACING
A tarn that is lighter and smaller than normal tarns. Used for racing, its wings are shorter and broader than other tarns and its beak lighter and narrower.




TIBIT
a small, thin-legged bird that lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa.




TUFTED FISHER
a water bird that inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.




TUMIT
large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having a long hooked beak; carnivorous.




UMBRELLA BIRD
bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.




USHINDI FISHER
long-legged, wading bird near the Schendi; long, white, curling feathers used for headdresses.




VEMINIUM BIRD
a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.




VULO
a tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon that also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs.




WADER, RING-NECKED
a variety of water birds that inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.




WADER, YELLOW-LEGGED
a variety of water birds that inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.




WOODPECKER, IVORY-BILLED
bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi.




ZAD
a large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion.




ZAD, JUNGLE
a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.




ZADIT
a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari. It is insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects. They often land on kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal.