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The Piasa Bird legend seems sort of similar to the legends of Perytons in Europe. Both creatures were large flying monsters that attacked and ate men. Both creatures had horns like deer. Both creatures were reported to be largely impervious to weapons.

It kind of makes me wonder if these legends might have been based on real creatures.

Too bad that the wings on the Piasa are pure invention... see http://www.illinoishistory.com/piasabird.html Dysmorodrepanis 02:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where is it?

"Here is approximately The shape of these monsters, As we have faithfully Copied It." Very well done, Father Marquette. Your original text (in dusty French) is in "Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley: With the Original Narratives of Marquette", etc by John Gilmary Shea - see Google Book search (it's free fulltext); 249-250. But has there been a reproduction of the figures, anywhere? They might be on the maps facing p108 and p154 in: "Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France" vol. LIX. Dysmorodrepanis 02:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)