gerfalcon

British  

/ -ˌfɔːkən, ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of gyrfalcon

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Example Sentences

A gerfalcon, a tercell of gerfalcon are due to a king.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Good morrow, Sir Sanpeur, pray do you mark My new gerfalcon, from beyond the sea?

From Under King Constantine by Trask, Katrina

All birds of prey, when used for sport, received the generic name of falcon; and amongst them were to be found the gerfalcon, the saker-hawk, the lanner, the merlin, and the sparrow-hawk.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

I am skilled in the uses of falcon-gentle, gerfalcon, saker, lanner, merlin, hobby, goshawk, sparrow-hawk, and musket—” Brilliana interrupted him with an impetuous gesture of command, and Evander made an end of his display.

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

To Audubon's delight, it was that rare specimen, the gerfalcon, which had heretofore eluded all efforts of naturalists.

From Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 by Wright, Henrietta Christian