This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about the Phoenix. The Phoenix, sometimes called a fenix or firebird, is a majestic, glorious bird with purple and gold plumage. Custom says there is only one phoenix alive at a given time, but the fowl is so rare no one has been able to corroborate this notion. They do not require food to sustain themselves, though they have been known to eat the gum of a frankincense tree (Boswellia thurifera)…
