- skip - Brewer’s

Peregrine Falcon (A)

.

The female is larger than the male, as is the case with most birds of prey. The female is the falcon of falconers, and the male the tercel. It is called peregrine from its wandering habits.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Per Saltum (Latin)
Perceforest (King)
Perceval (Sir)
Percinet
Percy [pierce-eye]
Perdita
Perdrix, toujours Perdrix
Père Duchêne
Père la Chaise
Peregrine
Peregrine Falcon (A)
Peregrine Pickle
Perfectionists
Perfide Albion! (French)
Perfume
Perfumed Terms of the Time
Peri
Pericles
Pericles Boast
Perillo Swords
Perillos and the Brazen Bull