In heraldry and lyric poetry which bird is referred to as Halcyon?
Halcyon (genus) Halcyon (genus) Halcyon () is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the subfamily Halcyoninae. The genus "Halcyon" was introduced by the English naturalist and artist William John Swainson in 1821. He named the type species as the woodland kingfisher ("Halcyon senegalensis"). "Halcyon" is a name for a bird in Greek legend generally associated with the kingfisher. There was an ancient belief that the bird nested on the sea, which it calmed in order to lay its eggs on a floating nest. Two weeks of calm weather were therefore expected around the winter solstice. This myth leads
Halcyon (poetry collection) fiesolana" (Evening in Fiesole). These two lyrical works are commonly learned in the Liceo as high examples of Decadentist poetry. "Halcyon" is known for its Classical references, sensuality and vivid erotism. Most of its poems are written in a style that privileges alliterations and intricated rhyming schemes, thus making "Halcyon" extremely difficult to render in translation. Halcyon (poetry collection) Halcyon, (Italian: "Alcyone") is the title of a collection of 88 poems by Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, written between 1899 and 1903, and published in 1903. It was intended as the third volume of a seven-book work called "Laudi del cielo,