ged monster, covered Common Charges 99 with scales, and having four legs : its tail and tongue arearmed with a conventional sting. Both the head and wingsfrequently appear as separate Charges. The Griffin (fig. 194) is an Animal the head, shoulders,wings, and fore-feet of which resemble an Eagle ;… … as in the Arms of Chester (fig. 195). Demi-Griffins alsoappear as Charges, as in the Arms of Smith, of Watton,Co. Herts (fig. 196). A Male Griffin is destitute of wings, and is further-distinguished by two straight horns rising from the forehead,and rays of gold which issue from various parts of…
Heraldry
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