Birds in literature; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Ornithology
Cormorant, 51.
Crows, 33, 72, 94.
Cuckoo, 60, 93, 113.
Dabchick or Dive-dapper, 68.
Daws, 38, 78.
Deer-hunting, 18.
Doves, 90.
Duck, wild, 68.
Eagle, 30.
Estridge, 50.
Falcon, 39.
Falconer, Hereditary Grand, 41, note.
Falconry, 36-39.
Finch, 93.
Flies, 20.
Game-birds, 63.
Goose, 83.
Grebes, 58, 68.
Hare-coursing, 20.
Hawks and Hawking, 36, 39.
Hedge-Sparrow, 101.
House-Martin, 104.
House-Sparrow, 101.
Jackdaw, 78.
Jay, 80.
Keats’ “Ode to the Nightingale,” 113.
Kestrel, 40.
Kite, 42.
Lapwing, 67.
Lark, 93, 94, 113.
Loon or Lown, 52.
Mallard, 68.
Magpie, 79.
Martlet, 104.
Mews, origin of, 41, note.
Nature, contrasts in, 26.
Newton, Prof., cited, 42.
Night and its birds, 56, 95.
Nightingale, 95, 106, 113.
Osprey, 46.
Ostrich, 50.
Ousel, 93, 96.
Owl, 54.
Papingo, in Archery, 50.
Parrot, 48.
Partridge, 65.
Peacock, 89.
Pelican, 51.
Peregrine Falcon, 40.
Pheasant, 64.
Philomela or Nightingale, 106.
Pigeon, 90, 92.
Popinjay, 49.
Quail, 66.
Raven, 69.
Redbreast, 100.
Rook, 72.
Ruddock, 100.
Shakespeare’s youthful surroundings, 6;
his sports, 7, 8, 9;
his sympathy with living creatures, 7.
Shelley’s “Ode to the Skylark,” 113.
Snipe, 66.
Sparrow-hawk, 41.
Spring and birds, 24.
Starling, 78.
Summer, birds in, 23.
Swallow, 103.
Swan, 85.
Thrush or Throstle, 93, 97.
Turkey-cock, 88.
Turtle-dove, 91.
Vulture, 46.
Wagtail, 99.
Wild-duck, 68.
Wild-goose, 83.
Winter, birds in, 25.
Woodcock, 63.
Wordsworth’s “Ode to the Cuckoo,” 113.
Wren, 93, 98.
Glasgow: Printed at the University Press by Robert MacLehose and Co. Ltd.
Transcriber’s Note:
Words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation
in the text. Obsolete and alternative spellings were left unchanged.
Two misspelled words were corrected.
Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like
this_. Footnotes were renumbered sequentially and were moved to the end
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