Augur (Augerey) (also known as the Irish Phoenix)

Classification of M. M .: XX The birthplace of Augur is Britain and Ireland, although sometimes he can be found somewhere else in Northern Europe. In appearance, Augur resembles an underfed vulture - it is a thin, always grieving bird of greenish-black color. It is very modest, its teardrop-shaped nests are twisted among thorny bushes, eats insects and elves, flies only in pouring rain (the rest of the time it hides in the nest). Augur has a characteristic low throbbing cry that was once believed to predict death. The wizards tried to avoid the Augur's nests, as they were afraid to hear his heartbreaking song, and, they say, more than one wizard had already received a heart attack when, making his way through the forest, he heard the terrible cry of the Augur. (It is known that Strange Urik slept in a room in which there were at least 50 tame Augurs. One particularly rainy winter, the cry of the Augurs made Urik believe that he was dead and became a ghost. Radolphus Pittiman described it as a "multi-day contusion"). More careful research revealed that Augur simply sings on the eve of rain (see Why I Didn't Die When the Augur Cried, Gulliver Pokebai, Little Red Books, 1824). Since then, the glory of a home weather forecaster has been entrenched for Augur, although many believe that it is impossible to endure his endless whining during the winter. Augur nibs cannot be used for stationery purposes, as they are not wetted with ink.