John Lawton’s “Inn Search of Birds” recounts his discoveries from his eleven year survey of 711 British pubs in search of their respective names, or some other aspect of them, being associated with birds. Quite frankly, as an avid naturalist, an enthusiastic reader of British folklore, and an ardent believer in the importance pubs to their communities, I’m not sure whether to be emerald green with jealousy or kneeling in awe (much more likely the latter).