From this group came the Niao-Ch'ung script or as it translates in English, the "Bird and Insect" script.
這類鳥蟲書常見於春秋戰國時代的銅器上。裝飾性文字到南朝時代達到高潮，字體種類愈來愈多，南朝齊國的蕭子良在「篆隸文體」一文中舉出：飛白、龍書、龜書、雲書、科斗書、仙人書…… 等 43 種之多。