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7 A BIRD IN
A BOOK From the time when they
flew about the borders of medieval manuscripts, birds have continued to enliven
the texts and pictorial art of many books. In art, poetry and fiction, they are
used as symbols of the human spirit. The
birds of early Australian children's stories mostly emerged from the 'lost in
the bush' motif of pioneering days. Birds were nearly always represented as kindly
figures, usefully far-sighted, wise, loquacious, cheerful playmates. <
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