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Interesting, but I wished it would go into more depth of examples, include more birds, and be a lot less Eurocentric. There were several anecdotes I could think of off the top of my head that weren't included, including ones that didn't happen to come from Western Europe. What about the heavy mythological significance the crane holds in several East Asian cultures? How about the connection between the eagle and the Garuda of Hindu lore?

Also, the organization is a bit haphazard--just a simple alphabetical order? It's more like an extra-long Cracked.com list than a book, albeit without the snarky references. I rather wish this book had been more thoroughly researched and had tried to make some sort of conclusion with its stories. This may be just my inner academic coming out, though, and perhaps I'm being unfairly harsh. After all, there were many examples I found fascinating, so it isn't time wasted reading it. It's short--it'll be a quick read if you decide to try it.