Flights of Fancy

A beguiling collection of the myths, legends and superstitions attached to different species of bird.
Did you know that Barnacle geese were once classified as fish? That both the Cherokees and the ancient Greeks were convinced that cranes regularly fought battles with pygmies? That the Swiss believed that any cuckoo that managed to survive for a year would turn into an eagle?Throughout history, birds have fascinated and intrigued mankind, so it is hardly surprising that an astonishingly rich bo