Any bird she's seen? Perhaps it is only a quirk of the Emeran translation, but that strikes Siebren as an unexpected turn of phrase given what else he has managed to discern about the woman.

"Are cliff striders a variety of bird, in your homeland? From the name, I would suspect that they nest along rocky outcroppings. There are quite a few birds in my world which behave similarly! I am especially fond of puffins, if you've heard of them."