INDEX 



Abbey, founded by birds, 269 

 Adjutant Stork, stone in head of, 



96 

 Aetites, or eagle-stone, 96 

 Albatross, raft -nest of, 76 

 Alectorius, a magic stone, 95 

 Alectromancy, 217 

 American eagle, 36 

 Ani, or Black Witch, see Jumbie- 



bird. 

 Anka, mythical bird, 198 

 Arabian mythical birds, 193, 196 

 Ark, messengers from the, 99 

 Arthur, King, becomes a raven, 



163 

 Arvenus, legend of Lake, 78 

 Asbestos, a bird's skin, 195 

 Augury and Auspice defined, 214 



Babes in the Wood, story, 116 

 Bennu, a sun-symbol, 195 

 Bestiaries described, 58 

 Bird-myths, origin of, 226, 253 

 Bird-of -Paradise, legends of, 63 

 Bird-superstitions rare in United 



States, 7 

 Birds, alleged hibernation of, 89 

 Birds as " Openers, " 240-253 

 Birds as pilots, 161 

 Birds as spirits, 10, 25, 189 

 Birds associated with monks and 



hermits, 262-271 

 Birds becoming gods, 18 



Birds changing into other birds, 



92 

 Birds connected with Light- 

 ning, 242-253 

 Birds, fabulous, explained, 202, 



208, 226 

 Birds, lucky and unlucky, 25 

 Birds of Assyrian seals, 202 

 Birds of the Bosphorus, 16 

 Birds riding on bigger birds, 81 

 Birds transport souls, 190 

 Birds, variety of accounted for, 



226-241 

 Bittern, breast-light of, 79 

 Blackbird, red winged, 239 

 Blackbirds blackened by Raven, 



229 

 Blackbirds once white, 233 

 Bluebird, mountain, 23, 240 

 Blue jay, legend of, 240 

 Bluejay visits the Devil, 166 

 Brahminy duck, sacred in Thi- 

 bet, 18 

 Buffon denies song to American 



birds, 78 

 Bulbul, Persian nightingale, 48 

 Butcher-bird, alleged trick of, 



79 

 Buzzard, turkey, features of, 

 227, 236, 241, 284 



Chickens as weather-prophets, 

 221 



287 



