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Birds
DIR By: kharma
Date: January 9, 2014, 1:22 am
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Birds
Finch, Whistling
Insectivorous flighted bird inhabiting the ground level of the
rainforest.
“… and on the ground itself, are certain birds, some flighted,
like the hook-billed gort, which preys largely on rodents, such
as ground urts, and the insectivorous whistling finch, and some
unflighted, like the grub borer and lang gim.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Fisher, Ushindi
A long legged water-bird inhabiting the rainforests near Schendi
“His head was surmounted by an elaborate headdress, formed
largely from the long,
white, curling feathers of the Ushindi fisher, a long-legged,
wading bird.”
Explorers of Gor page 236
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Fleer
Large hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
“From through the trees, on the other side of the camp, came
what I took to be the sound of a bird, the hook-billed,
night-crying fleer, which preys on nocturnal forest urts.”
Slave Girl of Gor
Fleer, Long-Billed
A bird found in the emergent level of the Scendi rainforest.
“In the level of the emergents there live primarily birds, in
particular parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Fleer, Prairie
Large yellow bird with a sharp bill and long wings; sometimes
called the \'maize bird\' or \'corn bird\' from the belief that
it is usually the first bird to find food.
“Too, they are often undecorated, save perhaps for a knot of the
feathers of the yellow, long-winged, sharp-billed prairie fleer,
or, as it is sometimes called, the maize bird, or corn bird,
considered by the red savages to be generally the first bird to
find food.”
Savages of Gor
“The fleer is a large, yellow, long-billed, gregarious,
voracious bird of the Barrens. It is sometimes also called the
Corn Bird or the Maize Bird.”
Savages of Gor
Fruit Tindel
A bird found in the canopy zone of the Schendi rainforests.
“Behind and about him had swirled a gigantic cloak of yellow and
red feathers, from the crested lit and the fruit tindel,
brightly plumaged birds of the rain forest.”
Explorers of Gor page 236
“Warblers, finches, mindars, the crested lit and the common lit,
the fruit tindel, the yellow gim, tanagers, some varieties of
parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Gant, Arctic
Migratory bird found on the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern
border of the polar north, where it nests on the cliffs. When
frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
“I stepped aside to let a young girl pass, who carried two
baskets of eggs, those of the migratory arctic gant. They nest
in the mountain of the Hrimgar and in steep, rocky outcroppings,
called bird cliffs, found here and there jutting out of the
tundra.”
Beasts of Gor
Gant, Jungle
A relative of the marsh gant, this bird can be founding the
river in rainforests inland of Schendi.
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Gant, Marsh
A small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged;
hunted by marsh girls It's cry is imitated by the rence people
as as a surreptitious means of communication.
“I heard a bird some forth or fifty yards to my right; it
sounded like a marsh gant, a small, horned, web-footed aquatic
fowl, broad-billed and broad-winged.”
Raiders of Gor page 3
Gim, Horned
A small purplish bird resembling an owl, with tufts over eyes (4
ozs. in weight) which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
“There was only the laughter of the girls, the bubbling of the
stream, the work, the blue sky and white clouds, the wind and
the bending grass, clean air and, somewhere, the call of a tiny
horned gim, the tiny purplish owl.”
Captive of Gor page 97
Gim, Lang
An insectivorous bird found in the ground level of rainforests
inland of Schendi.
“In the ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain
birds, some flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys
largely on rodents, such as ground urts, and the insectivorous
whistling finch, and some unflighted, like the grub borer and
lang gim.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Gim, Yellow
A bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second level
of rainforests inland of Schendi.
“In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an
incredible variety of birds, Warblers, finches, mindars, the
crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow
gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Gort
A carnivorous hook-billed hunting bird preying on ground urts in
Schendi's rainforests
“In the ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain
birds, some flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys
largely on rodents, such as ground urts, and the insectivorous
whistling finch, and some unflighted, like the grub borer and
lang gim.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Grub Borer
An insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of the
Schendi rainforests.
“In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier
birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and the umbrella
bird. Guernon monkeys, too, usually inhabit this level. In the
ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain birds, some
flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys largely on
rodents, such as ground urts, and the insectivorous whistling
finch, and some unflighted, like the grub borer and lang gim.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Gull, Coasting
Found in Torvaldsland, broad winged bird, its wings and tail
feathers having black tips. Similar to the Vosk gull. It's
feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvaldsland.
“Its feathers were five inches long, set in the shaft on three
sides, feathers of the black-tipped coasting gull, a
broad-winged bird, with black tips on its wings and tail
feathers, similar to the Vosk gull.”
Marauders of Gor page 235
Gull, Schendi
Inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on
land at night.
“Those are Schendi gulls,” said Ulafi, pointing to birds which
circled about the mainmast. “They nest on land at night.”
Explorers of Gor page 99
#Post#: 18--------------------------------------------------
Re: Birds
DIR By: kharma
Date: January 9, 2014, 1:23 am
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Herlit
This Gorean eagle of The Barrens has wingspan of 6-8 feet. 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 was of peeled Ka-la-na wood and, from its top, there dangled
two long, narrow, yellow, black-tipped feathers, from the tail
of the taloned Herlit, a large, broad winged, carnivorous bird,
sometimes in Gorean called the Sun Striker, or, more literally,
though in clumsier English, Out-of-the-sun-it-strikes,
presumably from its habit of making its descent and. strike on
prey, like the tarn, with the sun above and behind it.”
Savages of Gor
Hermit, Yellow-Breasted
A bird of the Northern Forest, resembling an Earthen woodpecker,
it beats with a sharp beak against trees to hunt for larvae.
“Somewhere, far off, but carrying through the forest, was the
rapid, staccato slap of the sharp beak of the yellow-breasted
hermit bird, pounding into the reddish bark of the tur tree,
hunting for larvae.”
Hunters of Gor
Hook-Billed Gort
A carnivorous hunting bird of the Schendi rainforests; preys on
ground urts.
“In the ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain
birds, some flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys
largely on rodents, such as ground urts,…”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Jard
A small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. A flock can
strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds. Found near Lydius.
“The jard is a small scavenger. It flies in large flocks. A
flock, like flies, can strip the meat from a tabuk in minutes.”
Beasts of Gor
Kite
Gorean bird
“Overhead a wild Gorean kite, shrilling, beat its lonely way
from this place, seemingly no different from a thousand other
places on these broad grasslands of the south.” Nomads of Gor
page 4
“The first southern migrations of meadow kites,” he said, “have
already taken place. The migrations of the forest herlit and the
horned aim do not take place until later in the spring. This is
the time that the Vosk gulls fly.”
Nomads of Gor page 138
Lit, Crested
A brightly plumaged bird found in the second level of Schendi
rainforests.
“In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an
incredible variety of birds, Warblers, finches, mindars, the
crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow
gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Lit, Needle-Tailed
A bird found in the emergent (highest level) of the Schendi
rainforests.
“We may perhaps, somewhat loosely, speak of this first zone as
the “floor,” or, better, “ground zone,” of the rain forest. In
the level of the emergents there live primarily birds, in
particular parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Mindar
A yellow and red bird of the Schendi rainforests, it has short
wings and a sharp bill which it uses to drill into the bark of
flower trees for larvae and grubs.
“Kisu pointed overhead. “See the mindar,” he said.
We looked up and saw a brightly plumaged, short-winged,
sharp-billed bird. It was yellow and red.
“That is a forest bird,” said Kisu. "The mindar is adapted for
short, rapid flights, almost spurts, its wings beating in sudden
flurries,: hurrying it from branch to branch, for camouflage in
flower trees, and for drilling the bark of such trees for larvae
and grubs.”
Explorers of Gor page 282
Needle-Tailed Lit
A bird found in the highest level of the Schendi rainforest.
“We may perhaps, somewhat loosely, speak of this first zone as
the “floor,” or, better, “ground zone,” of the rain forest. In
the level of the emergents there live primarily birds, in
particular parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Parrot
A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest; certain
varieties can also be found in the Canopy level.
“In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an
incredible variety of birds, Warblers, finches, mindars, the
crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow
gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Ring-Necked Waders
Bird found along the river of the Schendi rainforest; ground
level
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Tarn
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.
“My first impression was that of a rush of wind and a great
snapping sound, as if a giant might be snapping an enormous
towel or scarf; then I was cowering, awe-stricken, in a great
winged shadow, and an immense tarn, his talons extended like
gigantic steel hooks, his wings sputtering fiercely in the air,
hung above me, motionless except for the beating of his wings.”
Tarnsman of Gor
“The plumage of tarns is various, and they are bred for their
colors as well as their strength and intelligence. Black tarns
are used for night raids, white tarns in winter campaigns, and
multicolored, resplendent tarns are bred for warriors who wish
to ride proudly, regardless of the lack of camouflage. The most
common tarn, however, is greenish brown. Disregarding the
disproportion in size, the Earth bird which the tarn most
closely resembles is the hawk, with the exception that it has a
crest somewhat of the nature of a jay's.”
Tarnsman of Gor
Tarntauros
A legendary creature which is half man and half tarn. May be
compared to the mythical centaur of Earth.
“There is even the legend of the tarntauros, or creature half
man, and half tarn, which in Gorean myth, plays a similar, one
might even say, equivalent, role to that of the centaur in the
myths of Earth.”
Renegades of Gor page 138
Tibit
Small, stick-legged birds
“I heard the cry of sea birds, broad-winged gulls and the small,
stick-legged tibits, pecking in the sand for tiny mollusks.
There was a salt smell in the air, swift and bright in the wind.
Thassa was beautiful.”
Hunters of Gor page 247
Tindel, Fruit
Brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the
rainforest near Schendi.
“Behind and about him had swirled a gigantic cloak of yellow and
red feathers, from the crested lit and the fruit tindel,
brightly plumaged birds of the rain forest.”
Explorers of Gor page 236
“In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an
incredible variety of birds, Warblers, finches, mindars, the
crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow
gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Tufted Fisher
A water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland
of Schendi.
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Tumit
Large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having an
18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous.
“It was probably developed for hunting the tumit, a huge,
flightless carnivorous bird of the plains, but the Wagon Peoples
use it also, and well, as a weapon of war.”
Nomads of Gor
Umbrella Bird
Bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near
Schendi.
“In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier
birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and the umbrella
bird.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Veminium Bird
A bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
“’He has given performances in the Central Cylinder,’ I
continued, ‘readings, and such. Perhaps in one of those times,
due to no fault of Mistress he was charmed by her voice, as by
the songs of the venminium bird, or again, by her grace and
manner, the consequences of a thousand generations of elegance
and breeding, or again, once more through no possible fault of
Mistress, perhaps in a moment of inadvertent disarray he as so
unfortunate as to glimpse a portion of her briefly unveiled
features, or note a width of slender wrist betwixt cuff and
glove, or even, beneath the hem of her robes, fearful to
contemplate, the turn of an ankle?’”
Magicians of Gor page 363
Vosk Gull
A gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a
loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as
a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's 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.
“We then waited about a minute, and I saw several birds river
gulls flying north. "Those are Vosk gulls," said Kamchak, "In
the spring, when the ice breaks in the Vosk, they fly north."
Nomads of Gor page 137
Vulo
A tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon which also
exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs.
“She had been carrying a wicker basket containing vulos,
domesticated pigeons raised for eggs and meat.”
Nomads of Gor page 1
Wader, Ring-Necked
A variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi.
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Wader, Yellow-Legged
A variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi.
“Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be
found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and
yellow-legged waders.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Warblers
Songbirds found in the rain forests.
“In the second level, that of the canopies, is found an
incredible variety of birds, Warblers, finches, mindars, the
crested lit and the common lit, the fruit tindel, the yellow
gim, tanagers, some varieties of parrot, and many more.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Woodpecker, Ivory-Billed
Bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi
“In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier
birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and the umbrella
bird.”
Explorers of Gor page 311
Zad
A large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow,
yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahari; they scavenge on
carrion.
heard, a short time later, wings, the alighting of one or more
large birds. Such birds, broad-winged, black and white, from
afar, follow the marches to Klima; their beaks, yellowish,
narrow, are long and slightly hooked at the end, useful for
probing and tearing.
The birds scattered, squawking, as a Kaiila sped past. The birds
are called zads.
Tribesmen of Gor, page 232
The birds scattered, squawking, as a Kaiila sped past. The birds
are called zads.”
Tribesmen of Gor
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.
“One was attacked even by zads, clinging to it and tearing at it
with their long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks. These were
jungle zads. They are less to be feared than desert zads, I
believe, being less aggressive. They do, however, share one ugly
habit with the desert zad, that of tearing out the eyes of
weakened victims.”
Explorers of Gor page 415
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.
“The zadit is a small, tawny-feathered, sharp-billed bird. It
feeds on insects. When sand files and other insects, emergent
after rains, infest kaiila, they frequently alight on the
animals, and remain on them for some hours, hunting insects.”
Tribesmen of Gor
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