The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 101
the ground, or in hillocks coveredwith thick herbage : the female lays threeor four eggs of a whitish colour, irregularlysprinkled with dusky spots. Though smaller,it is more active and bolder than the commonbuzzard, and, when pursued, it faces its an-tagonist, and makes a vigorous defence—Bewick… … THE CARRION CROW. V^ ab, s. A contraction of cabriolet; a two-wheeled carriage. Cackle, v. To make a noise, as a goose or hen. Cackler, s. A fowl that cackles.Caddis or Cad-bait, s. A kind of worm or grub. The several kinds of cadews in their nym-pha, or maggot state, thus house themselves;one sort…
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