Roberto finds out the intruder: an old German Jesuit called Gaspar Wanderdrossel. Wanderdrossel relates to him the mission of the Daphne's crew and the crew's...

Turdus iliacus Eurasian blackbird (Amsel), Turdus merula American robin (Wanderdrossel), Turdus migratorius (A) Tickell's thrush (Einfarbdrossel), Turdus unicolor...

Gaspar Schott served as an inspiration for the creation of Gaspar Wanderdrossel, one of the main characters of Umberto Eco's novel The Island of the...