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Saker :: Saker (n.) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner..

Hood :: Hood (n.) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.

Jugger :: Jugger (n.) An East Indian falcon. See Lugger.

Lanneret :: Lanneret (n. m.) A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon..

Gyrfalcon :: Gyrfalcon (n.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game..

Faulcon :: Faulcon (n.) See Falcon.

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) An ancient form of cannon.

Gier-falcon :: Gier-falcon (n.) The gyrfalcon.

Saker :: Saker (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..

Gentile-falcon :: Gentile-falcon (n.) See Falcon-gentil.

Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.

Falcongentil :: Falcongentil (n.) The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).

Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..

Cryer :: Cryer (n.) The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.

Jerfalcon :: Jerfalcon (n.) The gyrfalcon.

Hobby :: Hobby (n.) A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking..

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