  - 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 Jumbiebird.
- 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,” 249–253
- 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 Lightning, 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 Thibet, 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, 257, 258
- Ornithomancy, origin of, 5
- Osage Indians, bird ancestry, 11
- Osprey, legend of, 80
- Ostrich eggs, use of, 54
- Ostrich, errors pertaining to, 54
- Ostrich plumes, symbolism, 153
- Owein’s ravens, 162
- Owl, a Baker’s daughter, 121
- Owl a monarch’s daughter, 183
- Owl, Athenian, 180
- Owl in medieval medicine, 185
- Owl once a singer, 112
- Owl once an Eskimo girl, 233
- Owl saves heroes, 186, 258
- Owls, Christian legends of, 121
- Owls, superstitions about, 181, 187, 213, 258
- Oystercatcher, why blessed, 112
- Palm, associated with phenix, 198
- Paradise-birds, 63, 64
- Peacock feathers, indicate rank, 144
- Peacock, feathers, superstitions, 148
- Peacock, saves Chinese general, 187
- Peacocks, legends of, 141–147
- Pelican, errors pertaining to, 58
- Pelican, Seri ancestor, 11
- Pelican, symbolism of, 147
- Pharaoh’s chicken, 34
- Pheasant, Argus, painted, 233
- Phenix as a Christian symbol, 196
- Phenix described, 191
- Pigeons in church feasts, 125
- Pigeons of Venice, 125
- Pigeon shrine near Yarkand, 136
- Polynesian bird-gods, 19
- Quails, Israelitish legend, 93
- Quetzal-bird, 39
- Rabbit and Easter eggs, 124
- Rain-birds described, 223
- Rara avis (swan), 46
- Raven as culture-hero, 228–234
- Raven, characteristics of, 134
- Raven, Dickens’s “Grip,” 156
- Raven dresses the birds, 228
- Raven feeds Elijah, 158
- Raven feeds hermits, 164
- Raven flag of Danes, 159
- Raven, ghostly, 164
- Raven, Mosaic view of, 158
- Raven, myths concerning, 72, 105, 248
- Raven once white,
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