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The '''Pecking Bird''' refers to the category of trick in which the performer uses a pecking bird, hopping frog, self-propelled toy car, or other mechanical automaton or toy, to find a selected card or cards. Probably the most popular versions are [[Don Alan|Don Alan's]] '''Ranch Bird''' and [[Dick Koornwinder|Dick Koornwinder's]] '''Koornwinder Kar'''.
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'''The Pecking Bird''' refers to the category of trick in which the performer uses a mechanical automaton or toy, such as a pecking bird, hopping frog, or self-propelled toy car, to find a selected card or cards. Probably the most popular versions are [[Don Alan]]'s "Ranch Bird" and [[Dick Koornwinder]]'s "Koornwinder Kar." Also see the [[Card Duck]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
[[Howard P. Albright]]'s '''Gillegaloo Bird''' was the first popular trick of this type, and Albright was performing it as early as 1936,<ref>[[Gene Gordon]], "Within the Shuffle", ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 16 No. 1, March 1936, p. 47.</ref> although it has been speculated that the trick may have been performed earlier in Europe. [[Dr. Jaks]] was one of the early adopters of Albright's '''Gilleegaloo Bird'''. He named his "Hermann," and carried it in his "Book of Mysteries."<ref>[[Barry H. Wiley]], Notes for "Doctor of Imagination: The Incredible Stanley Jaks, Appendix C: Dr. Jaks Lecture at the Magician’s Guild, October 17, 1951," ''[[Gibeciere]]'', Vol. 9 No. 2 (Summer 2014, p. 78).</ref>
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[[File:GileegalooBird.jpg|right|thumb|Advertisement in Linking Ring (1935)]][[Howard P. Albright]]'s "Gileegaloo Bird" was the first popular trick of this type, and Albright was performing it as early as 1936,<ref>[[Gene Gordon]], "Within the Shuffle", ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 16 No. 1, March 1936, p. 47.</ref> although it has been speculated that the trick may have been performed earlier in Europe. [[Dr. Jaks]] was one of the early adopters of the "Gileegaloo Bird." He named his "Hermann," and carried it in his "Book of Mysteries."<ref>[[Barry H. Wiley]], Notes for "Doctor of Imagination: The Incredible Stanley Jaks, Appendix C: Dr. Jaks Lecture at the Magician’s Guild, October 17, 1951," ''[[Gibeciere]]'', Vol. 9 No. 2, Summer 2014, p. 78.</ref>
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In the early 1950s, [[Del Ray]] became quite well-known with a mechanical bird that he used to find a chosen card. It could turn its head, raise its tail, and chirp, seemingly with a mind of its own. But the bird was in a cage, so unlike the other tricks in this category, it did not move around and physically land on or point to a card.<ref>[[John Moehring]], '' [[Del Ray: America's Foremost]] '', 2010, pp. 142-145.</ref>
  
 
== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==
  
* '''Gillegaloo Bird''' ([[Howard P. Albright]]): 1936.
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* '''''The Gileegaloo Bird''''' (Howard P. Albright): 1935.
 
** '''Write it Right''' ([[Bruce Elliott]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 31 No. 2 (April 1951, pp. 61-64).
 
** '''Write it Right''' ([[Bruce Elliott]]): ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', Vol. 31 No. 2 (April 1951, pp. 61-64).
 
** '''The Albright Bird Trick Revisited''': [[Robert McDaniel]], ''The Royal Treatment'' (1981, pp. 26-31).
 
** '''The Albright Bird Trick Revisited''': [[Robert McDaniel]], ''The Royal Treatment'' (1981, pp. 26-31).
  
* '''Hoppy, the Magic Frog''' ([[Hen Fetsch]]): Marketed item, 1951.
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* '''''Hoppy, the Magic Frog''''' ([[Hen Fetsch]]): Marketed item, 1951.
 
** '''Educated Frog''' ([[Bobby Bernard]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Routined Manipulation Finale]]'' (1954, pp. 217-219).
 
** '''Educated Frog''' ([[Bobby Bernard]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''[[Routined Manipulation Finale]]'' (1954, pp. 217-219).
 
** '''Hoppy''' ([[Ron Bauer]]): ''[[The New Tops]]'', Vol. 22 No. 3 (March 1982, pp. 23-28).
 
** '''Hoppy''' ([[Ron Bauer]]): ''[[The New Tops]]'', Vol. 22 No. 3 (March 1982, pp. 23-28).
*** '''''The Chick Trick''''': Ron Bauer, ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series]]'', [[Ron Bauer Private Studies Series#Special Editions|Special Edition]] (2002).
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*** '''''[[The Chick Trick]]''''': Ron Bauer, ''[[Ron Bauer Private Studies Special Edition]]'' (2002).
  
* '''Yogi Bird Card Trick''' ([[Ed Marlo]]): Marketed item, 1952.
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* '''''Yogi Bird Card Trick''''' ([[Ed Marlo]]): Marketed item, 1952.
 
** Ed Marlo, ''[[Early Marlo]]'' (1964, pp. 99-103).
 
** Ed Marlo, ''[[Early Marlo]]'' (1964, pp. 99-103).
 
** Ed Marlo, ''[[Cardially Yours]]'' (2008, pp. 64-67).
 
** Ed Marlo, ''[[Cardially Yours]]'' (2008, pp. 64-67).
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* '''The Birdey Murphy Story''' ([[Bernhard Rind]]): ''[[Hugard's Magic Monthly]]'', Vol. 13 No. 12 (May 1956, p. 429).
 
* '''The Birdey Murphy Story''' ([[Bernhard Rind]]): ''[[Hugard's Magic Monthly]]'', Vol. 13 No. 12 (May 1956, p. 429).
  
* '''Don Alan's Ranch Bird''' ([[Don Alan]]): Marketed item, 1962, [[Ireland Magic Company]].
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* '''''Don Alan's Ranch Bird''''' ([[Don Alan]]): Marketed item, 1962, [[Ireland Magic Company]].
** '''Thoughts on Ranch Bird''' ([[C. R. Appleby]]): [[L. L. Ireland]], ''[[Ireland Yearbook|Ireland's Yearbook for 1962]]'' (1962, pp. 28-29).
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** '''Thoughts on Ranch Bird''' ([[C. R. Appleby]]): [[L. L. Ireland]], ''[[Ireland's Yearbook|Ireland's Yearbook for 1962]]'' (1962, pp. 28-29).
** '''Hot Canary''' (Don Alan): Marketed item, 1975, [[Magic, Inc.]].
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** '''Hot Canary''' (Don Alan): Marketed item, 1975, [[Magic, Inc.]]
 
** '''Ranch Hand''': [[Steve Bryant]], ''The Little Egypt Gazette For Magicians Only: The Lecture '96'' (1996).
 
** '''Ranch Hand''': [[Steve Bryant]], ''The Little Egypt Gazette For Magicians Only: The Lecture '96'' (1996).
 
** '''Ranch Bird Deluxe''' (Don Alan): [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don Alan]]'' (2000, pp. 85-92).
 
** '''Ranch Bird Deluxe''' (Don Alan): [[Jon Racherbaumer]], ''[[In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don Alan]]'' (2000, pp. 85-92).
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* '''The Pecking Bird''': [[Harry Lorayne]], ''[[Reputation-Makers]]'' (1971, pp. 234-238).
 
* '''The Pecking Bird''': [[Harry Lorayne]], ''[[Reputation-Makers]]'' (1971, pp. 234-238).
 
** ''[[Genii 2007 November|Genii]]'', Vol. 70 No. 11 (November 2007, pp. 27-28).
 
** ''[[Genii 2007 November|Genii]]'', Vol. 70 No. 11 (November 2007, pp. 27-28).
** Harry Lorayne, ''[[Lorayne: The Classic Collection. Vol. 2]]'' (2008, pp. 157-162).
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** Harry Lorayne, ''[[Lorayne: The Classic Collection, Vol. 2]]'' (2008, pp. 157-162).
  
* '''Koornwinder "Ultimate Force" Kar''' ([[Dick Koornwinder]]): Marketed item, 1971, [[Ken Brooke's Magic Place]].
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* '''''Koornwinder "Ultimate Force" Kar''''' ([[Dick Koornwinder]]): Marketed item, 1971, [[Ken Brooke's Magic Place]].
 
** '''''Beam Shot: The Koornwinder Kar''''' (Dick Koornwinder): [[Ken Brooke]], ''The Ken Brooke Series'', No. 10 (1984).
 
** '''''Beam Shot: The Koornwinder Kar''''' (Dick Koornwinder): [[Ken Brooke]], ''The Ken Brooke Series'', No. 10 (1984).
 
** '''Wondercar''': Marketed item, 1981, [[Hank Lee's Magic Factory]].
 
** '''Wondercar''': Marketed item, 1981, [[Hank Lee's Magic Factory]].
 
** '''The Crystal Car''': Marketed item, 1987, [[Queen of Hearts]].
 
** '''The Crystal Car''': Marketed item, 1987, [[Queen of Hearts]].
  
* '''Hop Along Pete''' ([[Pete Biro]]): Marketed item, 1975, [[Magic, Inc.]].
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* '''''Hop Along Pete''''' ([[Pete Biro]]): Marketed item, 1975, [[Magic, Inc.]]
  
* '''Electronic Robot Dalek''' ([[David Howarth]]): Marketed item, 1977, [[Taurus Magic Supply]].
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* '''''Electronic Robot Dalek''''' ([[David Howarth]]): Marketed item, 1977, [[Taurus Magic Supply]].
  
 
* '''The Walking Talking Card Box''': [[Scotty York]], ''Decennial Prelection'' (ca. 1978, p. 11).
 
* '''The Walking Talking Card Box''': [[Scotty York]], ''Decennial Prelection'' (ca. 1978, p. 11).
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* '''Nimrod''' ([[Walt Lees]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees'' (1980).
 
* '''Nimrod''' ([[Walt Lees]]): [[Lewis Ganson]], ''The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees'' (1980).
  
* '''The Quadro Chick''' ([[Quadro]] and [[Lazar]]): Marketed item, 1995, [[Jon Allen]].
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* '''''The Quadro Chick''''' ([[Quadro]] and [[Lazar]]): Marketed item, 1995, [[Jon Allen]].
  
 
* '''Thoughts on the Pecking Bird''': [[Jerry Mentzer]], ''Card File Two'' (2000, pp. 166-167).
 
* '''Thoughts on the Pecking Bird''': [[Jerry Mentzer]], ''Card File Two'' (2000, pp. 166-167).
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 21 February 2017

The Pecking Bird refers to the category of trick in which the performer uses a mechanical automaton or toy, such as a pecking bird, hopping frog, or self-propelled toy car, to find a selected card or cards. Probably the most popular versions are Don Alan's "Ranch Bird" and Dick Koornwinder's "Koornwinder Kar." Also see the Card Duck.

History

Advertisement in Linking Ring (1935)
Howard P. Albright's "Gileegaloo Bird" was the first popular trick of this type, and Albright was performing it as early as 1936,[1] although it has been speculated that the trick may have been performed earlier in Europe. Dr. Jaks was one of the early adopters of the "Gileegaloo Bird." He named his "Hermann," and carried it in his "Book of Mysteries."[2]

In the early 1950s, Del Ray became quite well-known with a mechanical bird that he used to find a chosen card. It could turn its head, raise its tail, and chirp, seemingly with a mind of its own. But the bird was in a cage, so unlike the other tricks in this category, it did not move around and physically land on or point to a card.[3]

Publications

  • The Gileegaloo Bird (Howard P. Albright): 1935.
  • The Walking Talking Card Box: Scotty York, Decennial Prelection (ca. 1978, p. 11).
  • Woodstock: Paul Gertner, Paul Gertner Lecture Notes (ca. 1980).
  • Thoughts on the Pecking Bird: Jerry Mentzer, Card File Two (2000, pp. 166-167).
  • An Entertaining Card Discovery (Nun-zilla) (Eugene Burger): M-U-M, Vol. 93 No. 10 (March 2004, pp. 20-21).

References

  1. Gene Gordon, "Within the Shuffle", The Linking Ring, Vol. 16 No. 1, March 1936, p. 47.
  2. Barry H. Wiley, Notes for "Doctor of Imagination: The Incredible Stanley Jaks, Appendix C: Dr. Jaks Lecture at the Magician’s Guild, October 17, 1951," Gibeciere, Vol. 9 No. 2, Summer 2014, p. 78.
  3. John Moehring, Del Ray: America's Foremost , 2010, pp. 142-145.