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A footless bird marking a fourth son.
Also known as: Fourth son cadency mark, Footless bird cadency
In English cadency a martlet, a small bird drawn without feet, marks the arms of a fourth son and his descendants.
A small bird figure in profile outline with tufts of feathers where its legs would be, drawn without feet.