gerfalcon

/ -ˌfɔːkən; ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of gyrfalcon

Example Sentences

These large birds are called gerfalcons; and, when very white, and good in the field, fetched extravagant prices in the old times.

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

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For such a Crow vanquishes without much trouble eagles, goshawks, shrikes, gerfalcons, sparrow-hawks.

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He took with him," says Polo, "fully 10,000 falconers and some 500 gerfalcons, besides peregrines, sakers and other hawks in great numbers, including goshawks, to fly at the waterfowl.

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There are goshawks, falcons, gerfalcons, and all fowls of prey that are in Spain.

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