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Birds

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Bulbul
A Bulbul eating ripe dates..

Dove
Turtle Dove.

Grackle
Tristram`s grackle, a bird which lives around the Dead Sea..

Little Owl
The Little Owl, the commonest owl in Israel. Owls were often associated with ghosts and demons, probably because of their nocturnal habits..

Quails
`Quails from the Sea.` In early autumn quantities of quails arrive on the shores of Egypt and Sinai during inward migration from their breeding grounds in Central Europe..
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Ravens
Corvus (ravens)..

Stork
Ciconia (the stork)..

Swallows
Swallows sometimes make nests in buildings. Psalm 84:3 and Prov.26:2 suggests that they also made nests in temples..

Quail
A quail (as eaten by Israelites in the Wilderness).

Bittern
Bittern.

Cormort
Greater Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Heb.ShaLaK (Lev.11:17, Deut:14.17, Is:34.11, Zeph.2:14).

Cormort
Greater Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Heb.ShaLaK (Lev.11:17, Deut.14:17, Is.34:11, Zeph.2.14).

Crane
Crane (Grus cinerea), Heb. SIS or SUS (Is.38:14, Jer.8:7).

Cuckoo
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), Heb.ShaChaPh.

Dove
Dove (Columba livia), Heb.YONaH.

Dove
Persian dove cot.

Dove
Ring dove.

Dove
Turtle dove (Columba Turtur), Heb. TOR (Gen.15, Lev.1:14 etc, 5:7 etc, 14:21,22, Lk.2:24, Is.54:5,6, Ps.74:19, Song.2.11-13, Jer.8.7.

Dove
Turtle dove (Columba Turtur), Heb. TOR (Gen.15, Lev.1.14 etc, 5.7 etc, 14.21,22, Lk.2.24, Is.54.5,6, Ps.74.19, Song.2.11-13, Jer.8.7.

Eagle
Eagle and nest. Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Heb. NeSheR or RaChaM (freq.) - though both words cover a number of species including Vultures..

Eagle
Imperial Eagle (Aquila imperialis).

Egret
Little Golden Egret (Ardea russata), a possible translation of Heb. ANaPhaH, (Lev.11, Deut.14), sometimes translated Heron.

Hawk
Egyptian hawk, dedicated to the sun..

Hawk
Kite (Falco milvus Egyptius), Heb. RaAH, also translated Glede (Lev.14.13) or Heb. DaAH, also translated Vulture (Lev.11.14).

Hawk
Night Hawk (Caprimulgus europaeus) Heb. TaChMaS (Lev.11.16, Deut.14.15).

Hawk
Osprey or Fish-hawk (Pandion haliaetos). Heb. `ZNIaH (Lev.11, Deut.14).

Hawk
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Heb. NeTz, which includes all hawks and falcons..

Hawk
Sparrow Hawk (Falco nisus), Heb. NeTs, (Lev.11.16, Deut.14.15).

Ibis
Sacred Ibis (Ibis religiosa). Heb. YaNShUPh (Lev.11, Deut.14, Is.34.11).

Lapwing
Lapwing or Pewit, Heb. DUKIPhaTh (Lev.11.19, Deut.14.18) should perhaps be translated Hoopoe.

Lapwing
Lapwing, Heb. DUKIPhaTh (Lev.11.19, Deut.14.18) should probably be translated Hoopoe (Upupa epops), seen here..

Lapwing
Lapwing, Heb. DUKIPhaTh (Levi 11.19 & Deut 14.18) should perhaps be translated Hed Hood, seen here.

Osprey
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus).

Ostrich
Ostrich (Struthio camelus). Heb. NOTsaH or Y`aNaH (Job 39.13, Lam.4.3, Mic.1.8, Job.30.28-29).

Owl
Owl (Strix).

Owl
Eagle owl of Palestine (Bubo ascalaphus). Various Hebrew words for owls: KOS (Ps.102.6, Lev.11.17, Deut.14.16), QiPOZ (Is.34.15), LILITh (Is.34.14).

Partridge
Partridge (Perdix petrosa) Heb. QoRA (1Sam.26.20, Jer.17.11).

Partridge
Partridge from Assyrian bas-relief.

Partridge
Common Partridge (Perdix cinerea).

Peacock
Peacock (Pavo cristatus) (1King.10.22, 2Chr.9.21, Job.39.13).

Pelican
Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Heb. QATh Lev.11.18, Deut.14.17, Ps.102.6, Is.34.11, Zeph.2.14).

Pelican
Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Heb. QATh Lev.11.18, Deut.14.17, Ps.102.6, Is.34.11, Zeph.2.14.

Pheasant
Pheasant and Game-cock, from Assyrian bas-relief.

Pigeon
Pigeon house.

Quail
Quail (Cortunix dactylisonans), Heb. SseLWa (Ex.16, Num.11, Ps.105.40, 78.27-31, 88.27).

Raven
Raven (Corvus corax), Heb.`ReB (Gen.8.7, Lev.8.15, Deut.14.14, 1King.17.3-7).

Sparrow
Sparrow (Fringilla domestica), Heb. TsPOR.

Stork
White Stork (Ciconia alba) Heb. ChaSIDaH in Lev.11.19, Ps.104.17, Deut.14.18, Zech.5.9, Jer.8.7.

Swallow
Swallow (Macropteryx lengipennis).

Swan
Wild Swan (Cygnus ferus).

Swift
Swift (Cyselus apus), Heb. DROR in Ps.84.3, Prov.26.2..

Vulture
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Heb. RaChaM, also translated Gier-Eagle, (Lev.11.18, Deut.14.17).

Vulture
Lammergeir or Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Heb. PeReS (Lev.11, Deut.14).

Vulture
Vultures, often translated Eagle..