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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.

 

       
Acknowledgmentsv
Introductioni
Section One:
 A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Torah1
 Kosher Birds With An Accepted Tradition of Being Eaten8
 Birds Mentioned in the Torah and Torah Writings9
 Kosher Birds11
Section Two
 Signs of Kosher and Non-Kosher Birds13
 Signs of a Kosher Bird's Egg15
 The Four Extra Birds16
 Analysis of the Gemara Passages17
 Explanation of the Kosher Signs19
 Another Non-Kosher Indication27
 Training Kosher Birds to Act Non-Kosher28
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 31
 Part II: Ornithological Identifications, 39
 Part III: Identifying the Kosher Birds in the Torah
Tor, Yonah, Slav.
75
Section Four
 Universal Kosher Signs for Life on Earth, Air & Sea
   Kosher Animals, Kosher Birds, Kosher Fish, Kosher Insects
81
Appendix A
 Adam and Jewish Chronology87
Appendix B
 The Auk (a quarterly journal of ornithology), excerpt from89
Appendix C
 On The Wings of Nesharim93
Appendix D
 Bone Digestion by Bearded Vultures (excerpt from the Journal of Raptor Research) 94
Appendix E
 The Days of Creation100
Birds Listed in the Torah as being Non-Kosher 101
 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 19
 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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