COCKATRICE

The serpentine tail of the cockatrice is yellow green, its feet and beak yellow, its wings are gray, its feathers are golden brown, and its wattles, comb, eyes, and tongue are red.

They can inflict only minor wounds with their beaks, but their touch will turn flesh to stone (save versus [Petrification] or [be] petrified). 

Note that the petrification aura of this monster extends into both the Astral and Ethereal planes and can thus affect creatures in these planes as well (cf. BASILISK).

Cockatrices are found in temperate to tropical regions, both above and below ground.

The cockatrice is not a strong, steady flyer, and will not go above 300-ft unless provoked into one of its screaming fits of rage. In any case, it will never fly for more than 2-5 turns before landing to rest. 

The cockatrice's power to turn flesh to stone is an awful one, as it often need only hit to destroy its enemies, and those petrified in the air usually fall and shatter!

This monster is nearly identical to the cockatrice (q.v.), except that close inspection will reveal 1 red feather in the tail and a reddish cast to the grey wings.

In addition to its minor beak attack, the creature has a gaze which, if met, causes the victim to erupt in flames from within, killing it instantly if a saving throw vs. Petrification fails and doing 2-13 points of damage otherwise. 

Any creature innately or magically fire-resistant (whether by spell, ring, or other effect) is immune to this gaze attack, and any victim making his or her saving throw is thereafter immune to the gaze of that particular pyrolisk.

The creature can, in addition, cause any fire source within 30 feet to explode in fireworks, an effect identical to the druidical pyrotechnics spell (q.v.). It does so at will, once per round, for the sheer joy of the flames; the area of effect is 10 times that of the fire source, lasts for a full round, and temporarily blinds all those within it.

The pyrolisk is immune to all fire-based attacks, magical and normal.

Its mortal enemy is the phoenix, as the latter is also immune to fire and detests Evil.

The pyrolisk inhabits temperate to tropical regions, as does its cousin.