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B i r d s o f t h e T o r a h
by Rabbi Pinchus Presworsky
contents page
Birds of the Torah contains neither a contents page nor an index
and this page has been compiled by Roger Shlomo Harris
independently of the author and the publisher.
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| Acknowledgments | v |
| Introduction | i |
| Section One: |
| | A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Torah | 1 |
| | Kosher Birds With An Accepted Tradition of Being Eaten | 8 |
| | Birds Mentioned in the Torah and Torah Writings | 9 |
| | Kosher Birds | 11 |
| Section Two |
| | Signs of Kosher and Non-Kosher Birds | 13 |
| | Signs of a Kosher Bird's Egg | 15 |
| | The Four Extra Birds | 16 |
| | Analysis of the Gemara Passages | 17 |
| | Explanation of the Kosher Signs | 19 |
| | Another Non-Kosher Indication | 27 |
| | Training Kosher Birds to Act Non-Kosher | 28 |
| Section Three |
| | Indentifying The Birds
Nesher, Peres, Azniyah, Ra'ah, Orev, Bas ha-Ya'anah, Tachmas, Shachaf, Netz, Kos, Shalach, Yanshuf,
Tinshames, Ka'as, Racham, Chasidah, Anafah, Duchifas, Atalef.
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| | Part I: Rabbinical Identifications
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| | Part II: Ornithological Identifications,
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| | Part III: Identifying the Kosher Birds in the Torah
Tor, Yonah, Slav.
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| Section Four |
| | Universal Kosher Signs for Life on Earth, Air & Sea
Kosher Animals, Kosher Birds, Kosher Fish, Kosher Insects
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| Appendix A |
| | Adam and Jewish Chronology | 87 |
| Appendix B |
| | The Auk (a quarterly journal of ornithology), excerpt from | 89 |
| Appendix C |
| | On The Wings of Nesharim | 93 |
| Appendix D |
| | Bone Digestion by Bearded Vultures (excerpt from the Journal of Raptor Research) | 94 |
| Appendix E |
| | The Days of Creation | 100 |
| Birds Listed in the Torah as being Non-Kosher
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| | Eighteen large colour plates
Peres/Bearded Vulture, Azniyah/Osprey, Ra'ah/Vulture, Orev/Crow, Senunis/Swift, Bas Ha-Ya'anah/Barn Owl, Tinshames/Common Bat, Ka'as/Pelican, Racham/Magpie, Chasidah/Stork, Anafah/Heron, Duchifas/Hoopoe.
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| Kosher Birds
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| | Thirteen large colour plates
Tor/Turtle Dove, Yonah/Pigeon, Goura/Crowned Goura Pigeon, Slav/Quail, Korei/Partridge, Birchiya/Mallard Duck, Dror/Swallow, Tukiyim/Peacock, Tarne'gol Hodu/Turkey, Ava'za/Goose, Tarne'gol/Domestic Chicken, Shperling/Sparrow, Pas'yon/Pheasant.
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