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Birds of Gor
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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
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
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
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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