SOURCE: A Hunger in the Soul by Mike Resnick (1998)

DESCRIPTION: "... and we turned to see Kerr walking toward us with a cola-black avian perched on his forearm..." (A Hunger in the Soul by Mike Resnick (1998)

NOTES: "Edgar" is an avian creature with black wings and is named after Edgar Allan Poe.

HISTORY: We never hear what happens to old "Edgar". I imagine he gets abandoned when the explorers reduce their loads.

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