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

Accipitres :: Accipitres (n. pl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls..

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

Tiercelet :: Tiercelet (n.) The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk..

Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

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

Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.

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.

Nicagua :: Nicagua (n.) The laughing falcon. See under laughing.

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

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

Merlin :: Merlin (n.) A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon)..

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

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..

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

Lure :: Lure (n.) A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks..

Eyas :: Eyas (n.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey for itself..

Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call..

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