>first and most famous Pfeilstorch was a white stork found in 1822 >Before migration was understood, people had no other explanation for the sudden annual disa

>first and most famous Pfeilstorch was a white stork found in 1822 >Before migration was understood, people had no other explanation for the sudden annual disappearance of birds like the white stork and barn swallow. Some theories of the time held that they turned into mice 1822 seems far too late