No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
See also: Ostrich in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: The Tudor Pattern Book. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Owen Tegg.
Source: The Tudor Pattern Book. Artist unknown. Adapted by Owen Tegg.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations (Folio 132r). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Funeral Arms and Commissions for Visitations. Artist unknown. (Folio 132r.)
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration. Often depicted eating a metal item such as a horseshoe or key.
Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (Leiden MS Or. 8907). Artist: Zakariya al-Qazwini. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Source: Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat. (Leiden MS Or. 8907.) Artist: Zakariya al-Qazwini. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration. Illustrated Catalogue of the Heraldic Exhibition, Burlington House. Artist unkown. (Badge of Gresham, 1560.)
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Illustration: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A large flightless bird found in Africa. Default posture: close. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Wylet Fraser.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Wylet Fraser.
Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges (From the banner of Warburton, p. 274). Artist: Thomas Willement. .
Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement. (From the banner of Warburton, p. 274.)
Source: Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego (Page 580). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego. Artist unknown. (Page 580.)
No proper coloration.
Source: Scheibler Armorial (Page 70). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Scheibler Armorial. Artist: Unknown. (Page 70.)
