Birds of Prey Seven Sardonic Stories Author:Daphne du Maurier, Salman Rushdie, Christopher Ondaatje, Edgar Allan Poe, Julian Barnes, Richard Burton The birds by Daphne du Maurier -- The firebird's nest by Salman Rushdie -- The devil bird by Christopher Ondaatje -- The raven by Edgar Allan Poe -- Flaubert's parrot by Julian Barnes -- The white crow by Christopher Ondaatje -- The untimely end of Khairu the hobby by Richard Francis Burton.