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a tip of the hat to you and yours,
and thank you for your interest in "birds a".

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"sir, we are a nest of singing birds."
- samuel johnson

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"birds a"
is a windows/macintosh truetype clipfont, 
handcrafted in the emerald city
from a collection of 19th century public domain woodcuts by
steven j. lundeen
emerald city fontwerks 
seattle, washington, usa.
2001

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please note,

"birds a"
has been made available as freeware,
and no restrictions have been placed on its use.

complete keystroke and image information
is contained at the bottom of this text file.

"birds a" may be freely re-distributed,
provided that this text file accompanies the clipfont.

enjoy.

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hope you'll stop by for a visit sometime.
coffee's always on,
and we try to keep the fridge stocked, too ...

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all comments, critiques, raves, flames and water balloons
can be directed to:

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the font author has included this readme file 
because it contains essential "birds a" information...

which users may find most helpful
as they raise a monocular to the feathered skies...

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essential "birds a" information

a - bobolink, or rice-bird; also called the rice bunting or reed-bird,
	the dolichonyx orizyvorus, an american singing bird.
	"the happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink."
					-washington irving
b - bobolink, or rice-bird, mirror image
c - bull-finch, a bird of the genus pyrrhula and other related genera,
	especially the p. vulgaris, a bird allied to the grosbeak,
	having the breast, cheeks, and throat of a crimson color
d - bull-finch, mirror image
e - stock-dove, the wild pigeon of europe (columba aenus), so called
	because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic
	pigeon, or, according to some authors, from its breeding in
	the stocks of trees.
f - stock-dove, mirror image
g - kingfisher, a bird of the genus alcedo, the common european
	species being a. ispida, and the common american a. alcyon.
	it has a gay plummage, inhabits the borders of streams, and
	lives on fish, which it takes by darting down on its prey in
	the water.
	under the name halcyon, the kingfisher was fabled by the
	ancients to build its nest on the surface of the sea,
	and to have the power of calming the troubled waves during
	its period of incubation; hence the phrase "halcyon days."
	the kingfisher is a member of the genus alcedo, a genus of
	perching birds that live about rivers, feeding on fish.
h - kingfisher, mirror image
i - albatross, a web-footed sea-bird, of the genus diomedea. it is
	of great size, being the largest of sea-birds, and is found
	chiefly in the southern ocean. it is capable of long
	continued flight, and is often seen at great distances
	from the land.
j - albatross, mirror image
k - adjutant, a very large species of stork (ciconia argala),
	a native of india, called also the gigantic crane
l - adjutant, mirror image
m - cockatoo, a bird of the parrot kind, of the genus cacotuinae,
	characterized by a very short, strong, and much curved
	beak, and also by having the head ornamented with a tuft
	of feathers, or crest, which the bird can raise or
	depress at pleasure.
n - cockatoo, mirror image
o - auk, a sea-bird of the alca family; as, the great auk,
	or northern penguin (alca impennis), the labrador auk,
	or puffin (fratercula arctica)
p - auk, mirror image
q - head of an accipiter (gyrfalcon), accipiters are members of 
	one order of rapacious birds. they have a hooked bill,
	and sharp, strongly hooked talons. there are three
	families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or
	hawks, and the owls.
	the gyrfalcon derives its name from its tendency to
	circling around before descending on its prey.
	also called the peregrine falcon, or falco gyrfalco.
r - head of an accipiter (gyrfalcon), mirror image
s - talons of an accipiter (gyrfalcon)
t - talons of an accipiter (gyrfalcon), mirror image
u - head of an anceres (a), a linnaean order of natatorial
	birds swimming by means of web-feet, as the duck,
	or of lobe-feet, as the grebe.
v - head of an anceres (a), mirror image
w - head of an anceres (b)
x - head of an anceres (b), mirror image
y - webbed-foot of an anceres
z - webbed-foot of an anceres, mirror image

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so now i'm walking through this life,
where angels fear to tread,
with doggie doo on the sole of my shoe,
and bird turds on my head....