Species in The Oz Series
the giant birds
Also known as rocs, enormous strange birds.
Enormous strange birds with fierce eyes and sharp talons and beaks, resembling the rocs of the Arabian Nights, seen winging swiftly through the open space between the clouds and the black sea beneath Pyramid Mountain.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 79, last in chapter 79.
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What the story establishes
| Habitat | The open space between the cloud banks and the black, bubbling sea far beneath, inside the vast pit beneath Pyramid Mountain. (as of ch. 79) |
| Innate traits | Enormous size, fierce eyes, sharp talons and beaks; capable of swift flight through open air. (as of ch. 79) |
Relationships
- located in → Pyramid Mountain ch. 79Enormous roc-like birds with fierce eyes and sharp talons are seen winging through the vast open space beside Pyramid Mountain, between the clouds and the black sea far below.
From the text
They had fierce eyes and sharp talons and beaks, and the children hoped none of them would venture into the cavern.Chapter 79
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