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Animals, Birds, Fish & Reptiles
| anteater-- |
more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. ..harmless,
unless you cross its path or disturb it lives on the white ants, or termites,
of the vicinity, breaking apart their high, towering nests of toughened
clay, some of them thirty-five feet in height, with its mighty claws, then
darting its four-foot-long tongue, coated with adhesive saliva, among the
nest's startled occupants, drawing thousands in in a matter of moments
into its narrow, tubelike mouth. 13/293 |
| bint-- |
a fanged, carnivorous, freshwater marsh eel which inhabits the rivers
of the rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip
a carcass
in minutes. 13/267 & 271 |
bosk--
|
oxlike creature, huge, shambling animal with a thick humped neck and
long shaggy hair, wide head, tiny red eyes, temperament of a sleen, two
long wicked horns that reach out from its head
which suddenly curve forward to terminate in fearful points. 4/4 large,
horned shambling ruminant of the Gorean Plains 6/26 |
| Cosian wingfish-- |
tiny delicate fish, blue, about the size of a tarn disk...3 or 4 slender
spines in its dorsal fin which are poisonous, capable of hurling itself
from the water and for brief distances, on its
stiff pectoral fins, gliding through the air...4/84 sometimes referred
to as the songfish as a portion of its courtship rituals, the males and
females thrust their heads from the water and utter a whistling sound.
Found only in the waters of Cos. 4/85 |
| crested lit & needle-tailed lit-- |
...cloak of yellow and red feathers, from the crested lit and the fruit
tindel, brightly plumaged birds of the rain forest. 13/236
crested--a brightly plummaged bird found in the second level
of rainforests in the Schendi area. 13/236 & 311
needle-tailed--a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of
rainforests in the Schendi area. 13/311 |
| eels-- |
voracious..Gorean delicacy, carnivorous. river eels, black eels,
spotted eel 25/428 carnivorous, frequent the lower delta 6/8
dock eel--a black freshwater fish 4 feet long, weighing
8-10 lbs.; carnivorous and aggressive, they inhabit the shallow waters
around the dock and wharves of
river ports. |
| finch-- |
flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
13/311 |
fleer--
|
fleer: large hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
11/117
fleer, long-billed: a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of
the rainforest. 13/311
fleer, prairie: yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill;
sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it
is usually the first bird to find food. 17/246 |
| frevet-- |
usually come out after dark, small, quick, mammalian
insectivore, they control the beetles and lice, and
such. 21/276 |
| Ushendi fisher-- |
...long, white, curling feathers, long-legged,
wading bird. 13/236 |
gant--
|
gant, arctic: migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar
Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs
are eaten like
apples. 12/196
gant, jungle: a bird related to the marsh gant which inhabits
the river in rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/311
gant, marsh: small, horned, web-footed, aquatic fowl, broad-billed
and broad-winged 6/4 It's cry is imitated by the rence people as
as a surreptitious means of communication. 6/10, 41, 44 |
| gatch, armored-- |
a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
13/312 |
| giani-- |
tiny cat-sized panther of solitary habits which inhabits the
low branches of ground level in rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/312 |
gim--
|
horned--a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over
eyes c. 4 ozs. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor. 7/39
&97 ... throaty warbling, so loud for such a small bird, of the tiny
horned gim. 8/106
lang--an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of
rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/311
yellow--a bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second
level of rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/311
|
| gint-- |
a tiny (6 inches) freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins;
is amphibious having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its
pectoralfins; often found in the company of tharlarion feeding off the
scraps of their kills. 13/299 &384
gint, giant: a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor similar
in appearance but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable
of walking on its pectoral fins. 13/384 & 389-390 |
| goat, mountain-- |
agile and bellicose, Gorean mountain goat 1/147 |
| hook-billed gort-- |
a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys
on ground urts. 13/311 |
| grub borer-- |
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests
inland of Schendi. 13/311 |
grunt--
|
a large carnivorous salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often
attracted by the blood of a wounded creature. 9/59
blue--a small voracious carnivorous freshwater fish related to
the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin it is attracted by blood. 13/267
great speckled--a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food
for sailors. 11/360
white-bellied--a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds
in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare
delicacy. 9/59, 14/276 |
| guernon monkey-- |
found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering
sound. 13/307 |
| gulls-- |
gull, coasting--found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with
black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. It's
feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland. 9/235
gull, Schendi--inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they
nest on land at night. 13/99
gull, Vosk--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. 4/137, 15/314, 24/128 |
| 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. 17/143 & 18/315 |
| yellow-breasted hermit |
--a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against
trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae. 8/106 |
| hith-- |
huge, many-banded Gorean python. 2/26
golden--a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a
man to encircle it's body with his arms. 3/191 13/311 |
| bounding hurt--
|
wool is woven into clothing 24/377 bounding, two-legged, marsupial...sheared for
its wool, replaces it's wool 4 times a year, raised in large
herds. 5/39 |
| jard-- |
small scavenging bird...commonly moves in flocks
25/400 A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds. Found
near Lydius. 22/426 |
| jit monkey-- |
a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; nocturnal.
13/312 |
| kaiila-- |
desert--also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is
related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt
color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are
suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount.
10/71
southern-- large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck
and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina
(capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in
spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is
a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within
hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples. 4/13 |
kailiauk--
|
Barrens, herds of--gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25
hands at the shoulder and weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across
the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade
in their hides. They have a trident horn. 17/40 & 95 lumbering,
gregarious, short tempered, trident horned 17/35 gigantic, dangerous beast,
often standing from twenty to twenty-five hands at the shoulder and weighing
as much as four thousand pounds...feathered. ..almost never hunted on foot
unless in deep snow..17/40 ribs are vertical to the ground...17/41 seldom
moves at night...17/39
forest--four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants,
described as short-trunked and tawny. The males have 3 trident-like horns,
with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean
stone (1600-2000lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are
8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and
tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi.13/93
prairie--short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains.
Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their
wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting,
their she's and young protected within. 4/2 |
| kite, Gorean |
wild..shrill call 4/4 |
| Kur-- |
a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright
or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiple-jointed digits with retractable
claws and an opposing thumb. It has 2 rows of teeth. They are incredibly
strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, regarding humans as food. The
Kur are members of an alien race, the Kurii. 9/92 & 109, 17/21-22 |
| larl-- |
tawny leopardlike beast, indigenous to the Voltai and several of Gor's
ranges, seven feet high at the shoulder, carnivorous 1/147 when hunting
alone is silent 1/148 wide, fierce head, 2-3 feet in diameter...sharp,
pointed ears 1/148 huge, cat-like predator commonly found in mountainous
regions 4/2 pantherlike carnivore which may stand six to eight
feet high at the shoulder. 2/21 a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline
with a broad viper shaped head and cat-like slitted pupils; carnivorous;
similar to a lion; the females of the species tend to be smaller than the
males. 3/18
black--predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and
maned both male and female. 3/18
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 18
red--predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated
and has no mane in either male or female. 3/18
white--seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest
of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws
very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends.
3/22 |
| snow lart-- |
a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and
12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling
the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's
pelt is snowy white and thick. It is considered valuable, selling in Ar
for half a silver tarsk. They are found in the Polar North. 12/74 |
| leem-- |
a small arctic rodent some five to ten ounces in weight which hybernates
in the winter. Its furs are sold by the Red Hunters. 13/74 |
| lelt-- |
...small fish, long-bodied for its size, long finned, swims slowly
10/256 ..tiny, blind 10/252 some salt slaves eat the lelt, raw....10/256 |
| lung fish-- |
also called gints; small fish found near half-submerged roots of shore
trees or sunning on the back of tharlarion. 13/384 |
| mamba-- |
large predatory variety of river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers
of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It is believed the cannibalistic
Mamba People take their name from this flesh eating animal. 13/393 |
marine saurine--
|
fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent
and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks. 11/360
reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length,
it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages
are like broad paddles. 11/360 |
| marsh moccasin-- |
narrow dark, poisonous snake about five feet long with a small triangular
head. It inhabits the waters of the Vosk Delta. 24/267 |
| mindar-- |
a short-winged yellow and red bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
It has a sharp bill which it uses to drill into the bark of flower trees
for larvae and grubs. 13/282 |
| ost-- |
venemous brilliantly orange reptile little more than a foot in length,
whose bite spelled an excrutiating death within
seconds. 2/26 |
| Ushendi ost-- |
are red with black stripes. Anatomically, and with
respect to toxin, they are almost identical to the common ost. 13/239 |
| oysters-- |
from the delta of the Vosk. 7/301 |
| panther-- |
...save for the panther teeth about his neck...13/239 He had worn at
his loins the pelts of the yellow panther. He wore, too, the teeth
of his beast as a necklace. 13/236
jungle--Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant
of the rainforest. 13/312 |
| parrots, lits & fleer-- |
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. 13/311-12 |
parsit fish--
|
.. slender striped parsit fish has vast plankton banks north of Kassau
, silverish, striped with brown, ...smoked, dried parsit fish.
bond-maid gruel-- fresh water with Sa-Tarna
meal, and then stirring in the raw fish. 9/27 & 64
a silvery fish having brown stripes, the follow the 'parsit current'
in the polar basin. In Torvaldsland, it is smoked and dried, stored in
barrels, and used in trade to the south. 9/28, 56, 63-64, 12/38 |
| porcupine-- |
animal of the canopy level of the rainforest. 13/311 |
| qualae-- |
tiny, small three-toed mammals, stiff brushy mane of black hair, travel
in flocks 1/141 |
| salamander-- |
"Among the lelts, too, were, here and there, tiny salamanders,
they, too, white and blind. Like the lelts, they were, for their size,
long-bodied, were capable of long periods of domancy and posessed a slow
metabolism, useful in an environment in which food is not plentiful. Unlike
the lelts, they had long stemlike legs....but the filaments, in the case
of the salamanders, interestingly, are not vibration receptors, but feather
gills, an external gill system." 10/247 - 248 |
| shark, common-- |
common nine-gilled with many varieties; marsh shark and the sharks
of the Vosk and Laurius have adapted to freshwater. 24/93 skin is
very rough, abrasive...sicklelike tail...man is not the natural prey of
them 24/174 marsh shark - long-bodied, nine-gilled 6/13 ...probably
descendents of Earth sharks placed experimentally in Thassa millenia ago
by Priest-Kings...4/205 |
| shark, marsh-- |
long-bodied, nine-gilled 6/13...adapted to freshwater
skin is rough, abrasive...10/252 |
| shark, river-- |
a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin
which inhabits the rivers of Gor. 7/79 |
shark--salt
|
At the top of the food chain in the pits, a descendant, dark-adapted,
of the terrors of the ancient sees..long-bodied, nine gilled salt shark.
10/249 ..head was more than a yard in width, white
pits where there might have been eyes...gills are below and at the sides
of its jaws...10/250 ... skin is slick, coated with a bacterial slime...10/252 |
| slee-- |
a rodent which inhabits the ground zone of the rainforests inland of
Schendi. 13/312 |
sleen, common and sea--
|
forest--It is long, up to 20 feet, sinuous, black or brown in
color. It resembles a lizard, except it is furred and mammalian. In its
attack frenzy it is one of the most dangerous animals on Gor. 7/155, 11/185,
12/12-13
gray--said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen
is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous
body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a
broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark
tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all
sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can
follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs. 22/160-161
hunting--the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet
in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen
is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth,
getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior
to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey. 12/12-13
prairie--the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller
than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated
prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as
shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling
of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master. 4/2 & 9,
11/185
sea--aquatic mammal that inhabits the polar seas, following the
parsit current in search of their main food source, the parsit fish. There
are four main types: black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, flat-nosed
sleen. Some remain under the ice year round, mostly dormant but rising
every quarter of an Ahn or so to breathe through cracks in the ice. 11/185,
12/38
snow--inhabits the northern regions. Always white in color. 11/185
sea--long sleek mammal with flippers and six legs and double
fanged jaws can weigh as much as 1000 pounds.. and as much as 20 feet in
length hunted by the Red Hunters for food and pelt. 12/285
sea, black--one of the four main types of sea sleen found in
the polar North. 12/38
sea, brown--one of the four main types of sea sleen found in
the polar North. 12/38
sea, flat-nosed--one of the four main types of sea sleen found
in the polar North. 12/38
sea, rogue--rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea
sleen found in the Polar North. 12/38
sea, tufted--one of the four main types of sea sleen found in
the polar North. 12/38
sea, white-spotted--its rich fur is used for cloaks. 6/300 |
| sorp-- |
a shellfish common especially in the Vosk river similar to an oyster;
like an oyster it manufactures pearls 4/20 |
| black squirrels-- |
animal of the ground zone of the rain forest. 13/312 |
| tabuk-- |
common--a kind of antelope, yellow in color with a single horn
found in many area's of Gor. It travels in fleet footed herds and haunts
the ka-la-na thickets of the planet occasionally venturing daintily into
the meadows in search of berries and salt. It's meat is used as food by
men (often as tabuk steak) and animals. It is a favorite prey of Tarns.
2/76 & 126, 3/191
northern--massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller
southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single
spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter
and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the
tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon
Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk. 12/152
prairie--described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn,
it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this
reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators
depend on vision
to detect and locate it's prey. 18/316 |
tarn, common--
|
huge birds, light for its size due to the comparative hollowness
of its bones, extremely powerful...plummage varies, black, white, multicolored
most common being greenish-brown, vicious, seldom more
than half tamed, carnivorous, fear nothing but the tarn-goads. War
tarns have their talons shod with steel. 1/51-53 huge, vicious bird,
alert 4/225 & 226 can carry a knotted rope of seven to ten without
difficulty 4/256 gigantic, hawklike saddle-birds 2/23 becomes
disoriented, uncoordinated, and drops screaming back to the plains below
when entering the mountains. 2/48 |
| tarn, racing |
different from the common and war tarns, extremely light bird, its
beak is narrower and lighter than that of a common or war tarn; wings are
commonly broader and shorter; cannot carry a great
deal of weight; lack the stamina of the other tarns 5/143-144 |
| tarn, war |
bred for strength, speed agility, swiftness of reflex and combative
instincts; talons shod with steel, extremely dangerous
5/143 |
| tarsk-- |
six-tusked wild boar, formidable 2/77 fat, grunting,
brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped,
having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail.
In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is
often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets.
2/76, 5/87, 6/44 & 219, 13/345-346, 22/106, 108 & 281
giant--presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands
10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback. 13/346 |
| tharlarion, broad-- |
slow-moving, four-footed 1/125 draft lizards 2/76
become unmanageable when entering the mountains 2/48 |
tharlarion, high--
|
a species of saddle lizard 1/52 runs on its two back feet in
great bounding strides, its carnivorous mouth is lined with long
gleaming teeth, has two small, ridiculously disproportionate
forelegs that dangle absurdly in front of its body. 1/115 need far less
water than a tarn 1/125 |
| tharlarion, land-- |
land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim,
though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion. 7/81 |
| tharlarion, marsh-- |
inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar
to crocodile. 13/26 & 326 |
| tharlarion, racing-- |
these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the
animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion,
being smaller and ligher. Famous bloodlines include Venetzia, Toraii, and
Thalonian. 25/290 |
| tharlarion, river-- |
domesticated, vast, herbivorous, web-footed lizards 4/3&4
river (1)--extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used
by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges. 7/80
river (2)--crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and
very similar to the marsh tharlarion. 13/326 |
| tharlarion, rock-- |
a small, six-toed reptile of the south. 9/152 |
| tharlarion, sea-- |
travel in packs beneath the waves...not much more than teeth and tail |
| tharlarion, tiny water-- |
carnivorous, similar to pirhana in that they pick the bones clean.
1/85-86 about 6 inches long, scavengers 6/1 |
| tibit-- |
a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the
shores of Thassa. 8/247 |
| fruit tindel-- |
brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the rainforest
near Schendi. 13/236 & 311 |
toos-- |
a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and
scavenges on discarded fungus spores. 3/142 |
| tufted fisher-- |
a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of
Schendi. 13/311 |
tumit--
|
large flightless bird that has a long hooked beak which is longer
than a man's arm. 4/2 large, flightless
carnivorous birds of the southern plains...4/331 |
| turtle, marsh |
large, edible 24/200 |
| turtle, Vosk |
...or one of the great hook-beaked turtles of the river would seize
my body and drag it and the frame under the water, destroying me in the
mud below. 1/139 gigantic, persistent and carnivorous 4/204 |
| ul-- |
a giant pterodactyl ranging far from its native swamps in the delta
of the Vosk, silent, predatory. winged tharlarion, wings of skin and stretch
from the jointed, hind legs, clawed, of the creature to an extremely long,
fourth digit on its clawed hand...predatory...24/182 territorial
and isolated 24/203 predatory winged tharlarion 6/1 webbed, scaled wings
6/77 will not attack a tarn as it would be torn to pieces 17/19 |
| umbrella bird-- |
bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.
13/311 |
| urt-- |
canal--rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly
found in- Port Kar. 17/67
forest--nocturnal animal living in the forests, hunted by the
hook-billed night crying fleer. 11/117
giant--fat, sleek, and white, it has 3 rows of needle-like white
teeth and 4 horns. 2/86
gliding--animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland
of Schendi. 13/311
ground--a small animal which inhabits the floor of the rainforests
inland of Schendi. 13/312
leaf--a small tree-dwelling rodent having 4 toes which inhabits
the rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/312
tree--a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland
of Schendi 13/311 |
| Uschindi fisher-- |
long-legged, wading bird near the Schendi; long, white, curling feathers
used for headdresses. 13/236 |
vart--
|
a blind, batlike flying rodent, the size of a small dog. can strip
a carcass in a matter of minutes. sometimes rabid 2/26
jungle--a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi. 13/312 |
| veminium bird-- |
a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described. 25/363 |
| verr-- |
long-haired with spiraled horns 1/147 small long-haired, less
beligerent and sizeable than the wild verr of the Voltai Ranges 4/10
a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile,
ill-tempered with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool;
it's milk is potable as well as being used for cheese. 3/63 |
| vulo-- |
domesticated pigeon raised for eggs and meat 4/1
a tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon which also exists in the
wild; used for meat and eggs. 4/1 & 84, 8/34, 10/48 |
| waders-- |
ring-necked--bird found along the river of the ground zone of
the rain forest. A variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers
of the rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/311
yellow-legged--a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers
of the rainforests inland of Schendi. 13/311 |
| whale-- |
baleen--bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted
by the Red Hunters. 12/265 & 334
Hunjer--toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters. 12/36
Karl--four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters 12/36 |
| woodpecker, ivory-billed-- |
bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi
13/311 |
zad--
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a large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow,
--yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahhari; they scavenge on carrion.
10/232
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. 13/415 |
| zadit-- |
small, tawny-feathered, sharp-billed bird...feeds on insects...digs
the insects out from the hides of kaiila... 10/152 |
| zeder-- |
a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi especially along the Ua River. It grows to about 2 feet
in length, and weighs 8-10 lbs. It is diurna,l can swim very well, and
builds a stick and mud nest in the branches of a tree where it spends the
night. 13/312 |
| Vosk carp-- |
...probably a Vosk carp or marsh turtle. 6/1 |
| Vosk sorp-- |
giant shell 6/14 wore a headband of pearls of the Vosk
sorp 6/21 |
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