Is there a bird character in Alice in Wonderland?

Answer 1

There are a few bird characters in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The most significant is probably the Dodo, who appears in the third chapter, A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale. It is the Dodo who organises the race and presents the prizes. He is well known because he is a representation of the book's author, Lewis Carroll. Carroll's real name was Charles Dodgson which, because of his stammer, he pronounced do-do-dodgson - hence he had the nickname 'the dodo'.

There are three other famous birds in that scene; a duck, a lory and an eaglet. These characters also represent real people. The Duck is Robinson Duckworth, who was Carroll's friend, and the Lory and the Eaglet are Lorina and Edith, who were the sisters of real Alice.

The other major bird in the book is the Pigeon who Alice frightens when her neck grows. In Chapter Five, Advice from a Caterpillar, Alice's head shoots up into the trees when she samples the mushroom the Caterpillar has been sitting on. This terrifies the Pigeon who has been trying to protect her eggs from serpents.

Also well known, despite not being major characters, are the flamingos, who are employed as croquet mallets in Chapter Eight, The Queen's Croquet-Ground.

Answer 2

Yes, in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," there is a bird character named the Dodo. The Dodo organizes the Caucus Race and is known for being a somewhat comical and eccentric character in the book.