The receipts for dying wools and feathers, recommended in the FIELD BOOK, were given the compiler by Major Patrickson, an angler, who, in scientific and practical knowledge is, probably, second to none in Britain. They may, perhaps, be undervalued by modern philosophers; but from these simple and antiquated recipes, my accomplished friend produced the most beautiful and permanent colours; and I have, at this moment, in my possession, flies bodied with his wools, which have stood the test of water and weather, and are still as brilliant in their hue, as when they were first attached to the hook. _Vide_ FLY FISHING. COLOUR, _v._ To mark with some hue or dye; to palliate. COLT, _s._ A young horse. COLT’S-TOOTH, _s._ An imperfect tooth in young horses. COLUMBA, (LINN.) _s._ A dove or pigeon. _Vide_ WOOD-PIGEON. Bill (save at the point, which is bent down) compressed and straight, the base of the upper mandible being covered with a soft gristly substance, in which the nostrils are placed towards the middle of the bill, forming a cleft lengthwise. The feet having three toes before entirely separated, with one hind toe articulated on the heel. Wings of middle size, the first quill rather shorter than the second, which is the longest in the wing. COLUMBARY, _s. obs._ A dove-cote. COLYMBUS (LATHAM.) _s._ A diver; a genus thus characterised:— Bill of middle size, strong, straight, much pointed, compressed. Nostrils at the sides of the base, concave, oblong, half shut by a membrane, pierced from part to part. Legs of middle length, drawn towards the belly beyond the equilibrium of the body; shanks compressed; three toes before, very long, entirely webbed; the hind toe short, articulated upon the shank, carrying a small loose membrane. Claws flat. Wings short; the first quill the longest. Tail very short and rounded.—_Montagu._ COMB, _s._ An instrument to separate and adjust the hair; the top or crest of a cock; the cavities in which the bees lodge their honey. COMFORTER (_Canis consolator_), _s._ A species of dog. This beautiful little dog seems to be a cross betwixt the Maltese and the smaller spaniel described in the last section. His colour is generally white, with black or brown patches; his ears are long, and his head broad on the upper part, with an acute muzzle; the hair is long over the whole body, with the fore-legs feathered. His tail is curled, and feathered with very long hairs. This is the smallest of any of the distinct races of dogs, frequently not above a foot from the tip of the nose to the point of the tail. This elegant little animal is used as a lap-dog, or as an attendant on the toilet or in the drawing-room. He is most affectionate to all the members of the family in which he resides; but is very snappish to strangers, whose familiarity he will seldom permit.—_Brown._ COMMERCE, _s._ A game at cards.