Gryphon

[Dave Paprocki]

a mythical creature that has the fore of an [avian], [the hind] of a mammal, four legs, a beak, usually is winged, and may have a the tail of a serpant and/or the ears of a wild donkey.
most commonly, it is half [bird of prey] and half lion, altho such variations as half raven half wolf gryphons have been seen as well as gryphons with the hindquarters of a horse (also called hippogryphs/hippogriffs).
the senmurv is a being that combines mamalian and avian that is similar to a gryphon, but unlike a gryphon the forehalf is canine, the hind end is avian, and it only has two legs.

[Kai]

an imaginary creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion: