What kind of Bird am I?

[Sydneys Vintage Clothing]

What kind of bird is this? Robin is my guess???

Thanks in advance!

 

[thevintagebungalow]

Swallow?

 

[cactusandcattails]

Dove maybe?

 

[boncly]

I vote swallow, too. But I keep trying to turn it right-side up in my head! LOL

 

[Vintage_Visage]

Sparrow...... common theme (war theme supporting the sailors) or a swallow not plump enough for dove.. but when it looks like a swallow I tend to go sparrow... In WWII women sewed sparrows on clothing (dresses) to honor there boys gone to sea. In nautical terms a sparrow represent terms a sparrow represents 5,000 nautical miles, so it is basically saying "my boy is far away at sea"

Here is some silhouettes so you can compare. Hope that helps, I will look for that thread.

http://www.all-birds.com/bird-shape-ID.htm

Jennifer

 

[Vintage_Visage]

If you look at that web site I gave you, swallows have large V tails while sparrows have a smaller V like yours. So I am sticking with sparrow!

 

[Patentleathershoes]

I would say sparrow too. A swallow's tail is a bit different.

 

[wire9vintage]

My daughter, the bird girl, goes with dove. Her reasoning is the size of the head, shape of the tail, and size and shape of the beak. A sparrow would, she argues, have a different shaped beak. Also, the size of the eye looks dove-ish, being large and, well, rather empty!

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

oh, Jennifer, i had no idea! how interesting!!

 

[Sky Ranch Vintage]

I think it is a stylized art conception. You could call it pretty much what you would like as I don't think it really represents any bird in particular. I see more of a dove or pigeon look in the body and head but the tail is more swallow or possibly sparrow. I would call it a black bird ;)

 

[sewingmachinegirl]

I am voting sparrow ;)

 

[wire9vintage]

Yes, I think Amber has it. They are black birds!

 

[catwalkcreative]

I'm voting for barn swallow. It was my first thought when I set eyes on that lovely fabric.

I guess it can be whatever you want it to be. Fabulous piece.

 

[Jonathan]

I have no idea what bird that is but what great info about the sparrow as a sailor's WWII motif!

 

[thespectrum]

That is great info!

Not a dove, the dove's tail is more fan-like.

I agree with Amber about it being a stylized bird & it's a great print & colorway!

 

[MyVintageCocktail]

I agree with Amber--it has elements of more than one bird in it, and I would simply call it a stylized black bird. Gorgeous dress, BTW!

 

[Sydneys Vintage Clothing]

Sounds like a stylized black bird with a WWII sailor's motif print on this dress! Thanks everybody for your input.

 

[Lucitebox]

Oh, fabulous! I had always wondered why the sparrow was such a popular tattoo motif, too. And it's also often seen on women who are into the swing and rockabilly scene--so that's really cool to know its symbolic meaning.

Why, oh why did that get laid out upside down? That dress is very cool, Syd!

 

[Leisa]

here tis - upside down. ;-)

I vote sparrow, too, btw.