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iuj-dagh or ^yk tu 9 i or % J#h£ tultughli, T. (the Great Bus- 

 tard of Europe) : ^^j tughdarl in Kapurthala andlnd. Per. 



j^13 tilur, jy*j*>> khar-mor or )f^>» khanmor, in the 



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Panjab; J^ charz, in Baluchistan; sjy, &jP$ or *jU 

 feora, tsarasi, or cAara amongst Pathans; ^•lor yptf,£ 

 gurain or guraini, in some districts of N. India; s^j* 

 hubara, in Persia; »;U^ orj^U^ hubara or hubara, Ar.MSS., 



(the Indian Houbara Bustard) : 1 



(the Houbara ; in diet, said to be the male). 



Button, i+fd dukma, T. (the " button" or tubercle in the centre 

 of the nostril of a hawk). 



Buzzard, ^L- sar (Mod. Pers.; for Turk! Lo £a?; w'efe also 





Starling) : ;Uj^*. chuhe-mar, Hindu, (the Long-legged Buz- 

 zard B. canescans, Jer.): sj£* (jlyo mush-Ichor 



Ind. Pers. MSS. (ditto): ^^ chuki, Panj. and l—o Ssa, 



in Oudh (the white-eyed Buzzard Poliornis teesa, Jer.) : 

 »j t^i al-murzah % Ar. MS. : v*±a*A al-'uaavvib. Ar. MS. 



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Cadge or Cage, [A wooden oblong or square frame on which 

 hawks are carried hooded to the field. — Harting. Vide 

 Brail]. 



Cadger, [The person who carried the cadge ; and perhaps any 

 assistant falconer ; vide Falconer]. 



Call, to, [ by 1$31a ^sj. bhon-haih karna, Panj. (to exercise a short- 

 winged hawk by calling it repeatedly from the ground 

 to the garnished fist held aloft]. 



Calling off, [Luring a hawk from an assistant at a distance, for 



exercise. — Harting.']. ' Vide ' Lure, to. 



Canceleer, [Fr. chevaucher, to make two or three sharp turns in 

 the descent when stooping. — Harting], 



Cancer, cL«j &ltf akila-yi dimdgh 9 said to be another name for 



%£j* c^iso safid marg 9 Ind. Pers. MS. 



Canker, <->'%* J^i khura-yi minsar, Ind. Pers. MS. (canker of 

 the beak) ; tyj^J or J>)y*»ji par-khuragi or par»khura, and 

 ai-itf qashiqa, T. (Mod. Pers. and Ind. Pers. MSS., canker 

 of the flight — or of the tail-feathers at the root). 



Canvas-mail, vide Mail. 



Cardamoms, ^fiSJff or ^Ut ilacht, Hindu., and alachi Pers. 



