Birds in the heraldry of towns in Ukraine. - V.O. Panchenko. - Berkut. 5 (1). 1996. P. 88-90.
20 cases of the representation of birds in arms of towns are known now. Pictures of 8 species have discovered: jackdaw, dove, goose, bustard, swan, stork, eagle, falcon. The eagle is most distributed. The stork, the dove and the falcon are used in several arms. Other birds were found only in single instances. The significance of the symbolism is discussed. [Ukrainian].
Key words: history, heraldry, arms.