Lapwing (heraldic animal)
The lapwing is a common figure in heraldry and as a heraldic animal is not very common in heraldic shield .
The bird is shown standing in the shield and looking heraldically to the right . Attributes, such as those commonly used for recognizing a crane or ostrich in the coat of arms , are not required for the lapwing. It can be recognized by the feather on the head and mainly by the black and white tinging , similar to nature.
His clutch is also a heraldic figure under lapwing eggs .
Ailertchen (here deviating looking to the left)
literature
- Lapwing in the Heraldry Wiki
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 410.
Web links
Commons : Lapwings in Heraldry - collection of images, videos and audio files
