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(the local race that breeds in Persia) ; &$£> tarlan, (the race 

 or races that migrate into Persia) : o^i tiqun, (the white 

 variety of goshawk ; vide also Albino) : Jj*k tughral (an 

 unidentified species mentioned in MSS. ; it is probably the 

 Crested Goshawk but it is sometimes described as being 

 1 ' black-eyed, ' ' and soraeti mes as a small eagle) : \j~±* jjfgor- 

 besra, or mountain besra, Hindi, and ^^j^ churiyali of the 

 Eastern Terai, (the Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgatus 

 Jerdon No. 22 ; Delme Radcliffe calls the female Manuk 

 Besra and the male Manuk Dhoti) : khandesara , male , and 

 chatesara (a doubtful species of short- winged hawk): <Jjjis*J| 

 <drgjiitrdf 9 Ar. MS. , (the eyess goshawk) : <s)*d< cd-badri, Ar . 

 MS. (a young goshawk caught after it has left the nest) . 



e;bf;Slf al-urghuwan, Ar. MS. (a red-eyed passage goshawk, 

 word from Pers.) : g*>) zummaj, Ar. MS. (a haggard goshawk ; 



but vide also Eagle). 



Gout, ^rjfc niqris, Ind. Pers. MS., and Mod. Pers. 



Grain, ^ rati Hindu., and £^ surkh Ind. Pers. MS., (a small 



scarlet seed with a black spot, weight about two grains, 

 much used by goldsmiths : it is the seed of Abrus preca- 

 tortus). 



Grand Falconer, vide under Falconer. 



Gravity, advantage of, «jU maya subs. (adj. maya-dar): *jU a 



cir^'^f az maya andakhtan, or g>&f*»| ^^JL> jl az btdandi 



anddkhtan, Mod. Pers. (to cast off a goshawk from a height 



so that she may have the advantage of her weight by 



flying as it were down-hill). 

 Grebe, («*9*u pan-dubz, Hindu., aud ^^ pindt. Kashmiri (the 



Little Grebe) ; ftjy toba (in Chach Hazara). 

 Greedy, Jj^^j bhukhel, Panj. (a greedy feeder and large eater). 

 Greyhound, vide Dog: ^j^li-A <j5ji qush-shinas and u^k* »y+ 



charhh-shinds, adj., (said of a greyhound that is trained to 



act in concert with the falcon at gazelle). 



Ground-game, t&j^ charanda, Mod. Pers. {lit. 'grazers 



•> ? 



opposed to **^j parandn) : vide Quarry. 



Grouse, vide Sand-grouse. 



Gurgiting, [Choking with too large a mouthful. — Hearting. 



Halfiwell, on the authority of Gen. Kec. ii, 62, has "Our- 



