Bearing in mind Loren Coleman's remark, a correspondent had this to say, "My father's grandmother was one of the last Tamaroa Indians, who were natives of central Illinois along the Mississippi river and its tributaries. According to them, they battled the giant eagles for generations and when the last one known to them was finally killed they found hundreds of human skulls in its lair. It was not a condor or vulture but a perfect replica of the familiar golden eagle but about 3 times larger. Despite their size they were strong fliers and also strong walkers, and they preferred to traverse short distances afoot walking almost erect like a human with folded wings behind them.
Paranormal Aspects:
Giant bird sightings are not, however, in any way straightforward - if that can even be the case in such an odd subject. There is a certain paranormal element to many of the modern sightings. For example, in Illinois - which is a hot-spot of such sightings - reports are that the creatures glow. Typical of night sightings, "It was grayish and illuminated ... it as big as a house. It [glowed] greenish-yellow and bobbed up and down." Another report, "[it was] illuminated by a dull glow." And, "Its eyes were wide open and shone like burning coals." (All from Alton Illinois - Piasa territory.)
Mothman's European Relatives:
The Mothman and his kin seem to get around. The following are reports of winged "human-shaped" entity sightings.
• Sweden, 1946: During the "ghost rocket" episode, the Swedes were also reporting huge winged creatures without heads.
• Kent England 1963: Four teenagers saw a black figure shuffle towards them, "It was the size of a human ... but it didn't seem to have any head ... there were huge wings on it back - like bat wings." (Mervyn Hutchinson)
• Mawnan Cornwall, 1976: Two 14 year old girls and a 12 year old saw a hissing "owl man" accompanied by a hissing noise. Sally Chapman: "It was like a big owl with pointed ears, as big as a man. The eyes were red and glowing ... its feet were like pincers." Barbara Perry: "It was horrible, a nasty owl-face with big ears and big red eyes. It was covered with grey feathers. The claws in its feet were black. It flew straight up...." (See June Mellings sketch below.)
Note the headlessness in the Swedish and English accounts, and the glowing red eyes, grey feathers, and ability to fly straight up on the Cornwall accounts. All are reported attributes of the American Mothman. The grey feathers, the shuffle-walk, and the red eyes are shared by both the Mothman and The Thunderbird - Separated at Birth?.
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