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 278
; feeding on vegetables.Herbage, s. Herbs collectively ; grass, pasture.Herd, s. A number of beasts together ; it anciently signified a keeper ol cattle, as goat-herd.Herd, v. To run in herds or companies ; to associate.Herdsman, s. One employed in tending herds.Hermaphrodite, s. An animal uniting… … Although the heron is of a long, lank,awkward shape, yet its plumage gives it, onthe whole, an agreeable appearance; hut whenstripped of its feathers, it looks as if it hadbeen starved to death. It seldom weighs morethan between three and four pounds, notwith-standing it measures about three feet…
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