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# Each bird, in both the new and the old submissions, must be drawn correctly. | # Each bird, in both the new and the old submissions, must be drawn correctly. | ||
# The two types of bird must have been drawn in fashions that were consistently very different from each other throughout period heraldry. | # The two types of bird must have been drawn in fashions that were consistently very different from each other throughout period heraldry. | ||
Concerning criterion 2, remember that a bird may be in a period posture without being in a default posture. Ravens are sometimes found in the ''rising | Concerning criterion 2, remember that a bird may be in a period posture without being in a default posture. Ravens are sometimes found in the ''rising// posture in period, although their default posture is //close//. Swans are found in the //close// posture in period, although their default posture is //rousant'' (synonymous with rising). | ||
It is vanishingly rare to find birds other than eagles in the ''displayed'' posture, while vast multitudes of eagles are found in the ''displayed'' posture. We thus re-affirm the January 2000 Cover Letter precedent (above). All birds (other than eagles) in the displayed posture are considered a "weirdness" and are not eligible for substantial difference - unless documentation is provided showing that the particular type of (non-eagle) bird is ''frequently'' found in the displayed posture in period. | It is vanishingly rare to find birds other than eagles in the ''displayed'' posture, while vast multitudes of eagles are found in the ''displayed'' posture. We thus re-affirm the January 2000 Cover Letter precedent (above). All birds (other than eagles) in the displayed posture are considered a "weirdness" and are not eligible for substantial difference - unless documentation is provided showing that the particular type of (non-eagle) bird is ''frequently'' found in the displayed posture in period. | ||
Here are a few generalizations concerning bird posture to be used in conjunction with criterion 2 above. In addition, see the attachment to this LoAR titled "Some birds and the postures in which they are found in period English heraldry." | Here are a few generalizations concerning bird posture to be used in conjunction with criterion 2 above. In addition, see the attachment to this LoAR titled "Some birds and the postures in which they are found in period English heraldry." |