 A sege of herons, and of bitterns; an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews; a dopping of sheldrakes; 3 a spring of teels; a covert of cootes; a gaggle of geese; a badelynge of ducks ; a sord or sute of mallards ; a muster of peacocks; a nye of pheasants;...  Winged Words on Chantrey's Woodcocks - Page xxixedited by - 1857 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 572 pages
...of terms as they were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled in companies : A ttge of herons, and of bitterns ; an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews ; a dropping of sheldrakes ; a spring of teels ; a co-vert of cootes ; a gaggle of geese ; a badflyngi... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...as they may afford the menns of arriving at the meaning of old authors, we give them a place. A seze of herons, and of bitterns ; an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews ; a dropping ofshelldrakcs ; a spring of teals ; a covert of coots ; a gaggle of geese ; a badelynge of... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 384 pages
...obsolete, but as they may afford the means of arriving at the meaning of old authors, we give them a place. A sege of herons, and of bitterns : an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews : a dropping of shelldrakes ; a spring of teals ; a covert of coots ; a gaggle of geese ja badelynge of... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 382 pages
...obsolete, but as they may afford the means of arriving at the meaning of old authors, we give them a place. A sege of herons, and of bitterns: an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews : a dropping of shelldrakes ; a spring of teals ; a covert of coots ; a gaggle of geese ; a badelynge of... | |
 | 1822 - 474 pages
...the art of falconry is recommended to learn the following arrangement of terms, as they were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled in companies. "A sege of herons and of bitterns; a herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews ; a dopping of sheldrakes ; a spring of teals; a covert... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 pages
...it was necessary for them to be acquainted with, and some of the terms are still continued. A scge of herons and of bitterns ; an herd of swans, of cranes,...of curlews ; a dopping of sheldrakes ; a spring of teals ; a covert of coots ; a gaggle of geese ; a badelynge of ducks ; a sord or sute of mallards ;... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - 1838 - 492 pages
...in the art of falconry is recommended to learn the following arrangement of terms as they were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled...bitterns; an herd of swans, of cranes, and of curlews; adopping of sheldrakes;3 a spring of teels ; a covert of cootes ; a gaggle of geese ; a badelynge of... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - 1838 - 420 pages
...in the art of falconry is recommended to learn the following arrangement of terms as they were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled...companies. A sege of herons, and of bitterns; an herd of swams, of cranes, and of curlews; adopping of sheldrakes; 3 a spring of teels; a covert of cootes;... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - 1850 - 496 pages
...in the art of falconry is recommended to learn the following arrangement of terms as they were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled...of swans, of cranes, and of curlews; a dopping of sheldrakes;3 a spring of teels ; a covert of cootes ; a gaggle of geese ; a badelynge of ducks ; a... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - 1867 - 496 pages
...in the art of falconry is recommended to learn the following arrangement of terms as ihey were to be applied to the different kinds of birds assembled...of cranes, and of curlews; a dopping of sheldrakes; 3 a spring of teels; a covert of cootes; a gaggle of geese; a badelynge of ducks ; a sord or sute of... | |
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