The Ornithology of
The Birds of Aristophanes

by Ortwin Knorr (Willamette University)

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The Guide Birds		The King	The Queen
Jackdaw	Hooded Crow	Hoopoe	Nightingale
The Chorus
Rock Partridge	BlackFrancolin	Widgeon (?)†	Kingfisher
not identifiable Snipper †	LittleOwl	Eurasian Jay	Turtle-Dove
CrestedLark	Reedwarbler (?) †	Wheatear (?) †	Rock-Dove
Egyptian Vulture	Goshawk (prob.) †	Ring-Dove	Cuckoo
Redshank (?) †	Red-Backed Shrike?†	Moorhen (?) †	Kestrel
Little Grebe (prob.) †	Chaffinch (?) †	Lammergeyer	Woodpecker

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This site was created August 21, 2002.
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