from wiki:
The largest recorded nested bird
roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast in France in the
19th century (originally called a Rôti Sans Pareil, or "Roast
without equal") - a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a
pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a
partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an
Ortolan Bunting and a Garden Warbler. The final bird is small
enough that it can be stuffed with a single olive; it also suggests
that, unlike modern multi-bird roasts, there was no stuffing or
other packing placed in between the birds. This dish probably could
not be recreated in the modern era as many of the listed birds are
now protected species.
