liver bird

[kopend]

how many liver birds are on the liver building

and what came first the name liver bird or the place liverpool??

and are they / were they real birds??

[jno]

possibly adapted eagles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_birds

[VHG]

I always find a search in Google like "liver birds wiki" will be a great help.

It would have found the link above.

[unrulyjulie]

There are 2 Liver Birds on the Liver building. They are unique, a mythical bird. If they ever go then Liverpool will no longer exist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_bird

[ELVIS68]

They have been replaced by Crows..aka Alex Curran and Noleen Rooney

[fredpuli47]

Liverpool must have come first. It was founded as a borough in 1207, long before the first bird was shown on its crest [see the wiki]. The name Liverpool itself appears to contain a reference to 'laver' a form of seaweed. The place-name would therefore mean 'the pool [ apparently a reference to a tidal creek there] where seaweed is '