A MERLIN VOCABULARY GUIDE

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 ALLEAH BIRD

A rare bird of iridescent red and purple which Rhia
describes as "a sign of good fortune".  It had a "flaming purple crest" on its head and "scarlet along its tail".  Rhia describes it as the most beautiful thing in Druma Wood, even more beautiful that Arbassa.
 

 S. M. Smoller, Cullen Memorial Library, Higgins Middle School, Peabody, MA.  June 2004