[NS-Heralds] Heraldic beastie question

[Ron Knight]

Adeliz"
> So for example, if you take a griffin, which is the body of a lion
and
> the head and wings of an eagle, you cant do a "Griffins head
earased"
> or whatever, because at that point you might as well be saying "an
> eagle's head erased", correct?  Or are they stylistically drawn
> different?
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Shauna:
> Stylistically, a griffin's head is an eagle head with huge feathered

> 'ears' - distinctive silhouette difference. Many griffin's head
erased 
> registered, btw. An eagle's head and a griffin's head are considered

> two different charges in period, just like a griffin and an eagle are

> different.
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You might also consider a Keythong (male griffin) head, such as 
the one seen here:
http://www.modaruniversity.org/mffl/MFFL-Gulfport-Griffins-Seal.gif 
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