Cockatrice

The Cockatrice is frequently referred to by peasants as a chicken-hawk, due to its resemblance to both species -- though it is not actually directly related to either. It stands just over waist-high on the average human and has a very unpleasant demeanor. The cockatrice is a hunter who feeds primarily on small mammals such as mice or rabbits. It has wings, but cannot fly and thus must rely on its speed while catching prey. It has a strong tail, but its primary means of attack are its razor-like beak and claws. Cockatrices are mean spirited creatures, and have been known to attack animals much larger than themselves seemingly at random.

Habitat: Plains · Body: Avian · Intelligence: Animal · Living

Tome of Beasts, Great Library, New Targonor — Sigil’s own description of the family, not of this creature in particular.