Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Ostrich

See also: Ostrich in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Ostrich (1) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Ostrich (2) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Source: The Tudor Pattern Book. Artist unknown. Adapted by Owen Tegg.

Ostrich (3) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations. Artist unknown. (Folio 132r.)

Ostrich (4) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.

Ostrich (5) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Often depicted eating a metal item such as a horseshoe or key.

Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.

Ostrich (6) §

A large flightless bird found in Africa.

Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Source: Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat. (Leiden MS Or. 8907.) Artist: Zakariya al-Qazwini. Adapted by Máel Brigte.

Ostrich Feather §

A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.

Artist: Wylet Fraser.

Panache of Ostrich Feathers (1) §

A cluster of feathers. Most often seen in a crest.

Default orientation: quills to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement. (From the banner of Warburton, p. 274.)

Panache of Ostrich Feathers (2) §

A cluster of feathers. Most often seen in a crest.

Default orientation: quills to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego. Artist unknown. (Page 580.)

Panache of Ostrich Feathers (3) §

A cluster of feathers. Most often seen in a crest.

Default orientation: quills to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Scheibler Armorial. Artist: Unknown. (Page 70.)