Wednesday, February 24, 2010

mythical birds

Mythical Birds
w/ Western Eastern Names
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Osprey - هما
a large fish-eating bird with black and white feathers
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Griffin / Phoenix - عنقا
a legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise anew from the ashes every 500 years
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Simurgh / Roc - سيمرغ ‏/‏ رخ
A giant bird which eats elephant. (Arabian Rukh)
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