INTRODUCTION . . 6
Birds of Antiquity . . 36
The Christian Bird . . 58
The Legendary Bird . . 88
The Hunter and the Hunted . . 122
The Bird Observed . . 142
The Sociable Bird . . 166
The Eastern Bird . . 184
The Domestic Bird . . 210
The Modern Bird . . 240

TIMELINE . . 264
FURTHER READING . . 268
INDEX . . 269