"Proud, territorily jealous, and implacably cruel - to which had been added, simply by bringing it forward, the serpent wisdom of their remotest ancestors." (p. 73)
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"...territorily..." is a misprint in the text.
Blish describes his intelligent "Birds" but the description also fits Poul Anderson's winged, carnivorous Ythrians. However, Ythrians share a planet with human beings whereas the Birds cannot share Earth with humanity. See The War Against The Birds.
Are serpents really wise?
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