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4. wuduhenn. Quail ; <| wudu, wood + henn, hen. 

 Cp. C. 840 : coturno, wodhse. 



5. wihtel. Quail ; a hypothetical form given by Sweet 

 and Hall. G. wachtel. 



Sub. F. Phasianinae. Pheasants. 



Gen. Pkasianus. True Pheasants. 



LXIII. I. worhana. FhesLsa-nt {pkasianus colckicus). At 

 present the pheasant exists, in England, in a semi-domesti- 

 cated state. In regard to its introduction Hudson says 

 in his British Birds, ' When and by whom it was intro- 

 duced into England is not known. There is evidence 

 that the bird existed and was held in great esteem in this 

 country before the Norman Conquest; and the belief is 

 that it was brought hither by the Romans, who were 

 accustomed to introduce strange animals into the countries 

 they conquered.' 



WW. 260. 4 : fusianus, worhana ; 285. 13 : fursianus ~ ; 402. 3 ; fasianus 

 ■^ ; M,. Gl. 307. note : fusionus -~ ; Cp. F. 22 : fasianus, worhona ; ZdA. 240. 

 27 : fursianus, morhana ; Ep. 424 : fasianus, uuoihana ; Er. 424 : fassianus, 

 uuorhana. 



2. worhenn. Probably a pheasant. The gloss cracinus 

 is of uncertain meaning. 



WW. 215. I, 380. 18 : cracinus, worhenn. 



II. Domestic Fowl. 



LXIV. I. capun. Capon; <,l^. capo ; Or. Kairmv; ME. 

 capon, capun; F. chapon. 



WW. 132. 34, 286. 32 : gallinaceui, capun ; 132. 32 : capo ~. 



2. cicen. Chicken. ' Cicen is a diminutive, from A.S. 

 cocc, formed by adding en and modifying vowel' (Skeat). 

 ME. chiken, chekinj G. kuchlein. 



