Question

In the Kebra Nagast, Solomon gets one of these animals to bring him some wood by trapping its young under a brass pot. In a poem, one of these animals describes “seven stages” named for concepts including “unity” and “poverty and nothingness.” An animal whose name may mean “thirty of” these animals (10[1])helps to raise an albino child abandoned on a mountain and tells a hero to make a double-headed arrow using (10[1])the branch of a tamarisk tree. In an epic poem, that one of these animals helps Zal perform a cesarean section. A recurring (10[1])theme in Sufi diwans contrasts a proud rose with a devoted one of these animals. These animals travel across seven valleys to choose a king in (10[1])a poem by Attar of Nishapur (-5[1])titled for their “Conference.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this type of animal that includes the roc, the simurgh, (10[1])and the nightingale. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: birds [accept simurgh or nightingale before they are read; accept rukh or roc before roc is read; accept other types of birds such as hoopoe or chicken]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)GWU B (Grad)5110
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)JMU A (UG)7110
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC D (DII)9410
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)GWU A (UG)12010
Charlotte Goeb (UG)Virginia B (UG)JMU B (UG)126-5
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)William & Mary A (UG)13010
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Maryland C (DII)13010
Ian He (UG)UNC C (UG)Virginia C (UG)13310
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)14410
E Smith (UG)JMU B (UG)Virginia B (UG)14810

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%119.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y9100%0%11%113.44
2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota01/27/2024Y2100%0%50%131.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%17%127.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%122.80
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y5100%0%0%85.00