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The Ornithology of Shakespeare / Critically examined, explained and illustrated

Chapter 16: INDEX.
By James Edmund Harting
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The author compiles and analyzes every avian reference scattered through the plays and poems, assessing likely species, habits, and the author's practical knowledge of natural history and field sports. Passages are organized into chapters treating natural groups — including native, foreign, and domesticated birds — accompanied by explanatory notes, illustrations, and an appendix arranging all quotations. The work compares earlier brief treatments, discusses portraiture when relevant to falconry and natural observation, and aims to render the poet’s ornithological allusions clear, corrected, and accessible to general readers.

INDEX.

  • E.
  • Eagle, 23–40.
    • age of, 35.
    • eggs of, 32.
    • eye, 25.
    • eyrie of, 38.
    • longevity of, 33–35.
    • omen of victory, 27.
    • power of flight, 25, 26.
    • power of vision, 24.
  • Eagle trained for hawking, 36, 37.
  • Enmew, 64, 66.
  • Eyas-musket, 74.
  • Eyesses, 57, 58.
  • Eyrie, 39, 57.
  • K.
  • Kestrel, 73.
  • Kingfisher, 275.
  • Kite, 43–47.
    • habits of, 46.
    • nest of, 47.
    • ill-omened, 45.
  • L.
  • Lang-nebbit things, 228.
  • Lapwing, 221.
    • decoying from nest, 221.
  • Lark, 130.
    • at heaven’s gate, 132.
    • herald of morn, 131.
    • soaring and singing, 135.
    • song of the, 130–134.
    • method of taking, 130.
    • the ploughman’s clock, 133.
  • Lime, 160.
  • Loon, 258, 259.
  • Lure, description of the, 55.
    • use of the, 56.
  • N.
  • Night-crow, 102.
  • Nightingale, 124.
    • lamenting, 125.
    • recording, 129.
    • singing against a thorn, 126, 127.
    • singing by day, 128.
    • song of, 124.
  • O.
  • Owl, 83–98.
    • its associations, 83.
    • its character maligned, 93.
  • Owl, its comrades, 97.
    • its fame in song, 96.
    • its five wits, 95.
    • its habits misunderstood, 86.
    • its utility to the farmer, 87.
    • its use in medicine, 84.
    • its note, 90.
    • its retiring habits, 94.
    • robbing nests, 91.
    • of ill-omen, 85.
  • Osprey, 41.
    • its power over fish, 43.
  • Ostrich, 286.
  • Ouzel, 139.
  • P.
  • Parrot, 272.
    • -teacher, 273.
  • Partridge, 216.
    • in kite’s nest, 216.
    • -hawking, 217.
    • netting-, 218.
  • Peacock, 175.
    • introduction of, 176.
    • value of, 175.
    • variety of, 176.
  • Peewit, 222.
  • Pelican, 286.
  • Pelicans in England, 295.
  • Pheasant, 210.
    • introduction of, 211.
    • -hawking, 217.
  • Pigeon, 180.
    • Barbary-, 189.
    • Carrier-, 183.
    • domesticated, 181.
    • -fanciers, 182.
    • feeding young, 186.
    • -liver’d, 185.
    • -post, 184.
    • price of, 196.
  • Pitch, 51.
  • Plantage, 192.
  • Point, 51.
  • Prune, 31.
  • Q.
  • Quail, 218.
    • -fighting, 219.
    • note of the, 220.
  • Quaint recipes, 71.
  • Quarry, 57.
  • R.
  • Rabbit, 12, Intro.
  • Raven, 100.
    • of ill-omen, 101.
    • deserting its young, 106.
    • feathers of, 107.
    • food of, 105.
    • presence on battle-fields, 104.
    • supposed prophetic power, 103.
    • variety of, 109.
  • Recipes, quaint, 71.
  • Redbreast, 139.
    • -teacher, 142.
  • Robin, 139.
  • Rock-dove, 190.
  • Rook, 121.
  • Ruddock, 140.
    • covering with leaves, 141.
  • V.
  • Vulture, 40.
    • repulsive habits of, 41.
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