In a message dated 11.26.02 12:36:24 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< kestrel >>
Main Entry: kes·trel
Pronunciation: 'kes-tr&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English castrel, from Middle French crecerelle, from
crecelle rattle; from its cry
Date: 15th century
: any of various small chiefly Old World falcons (genus Falco) that usually
hover in the air while searching for prey: as a : a common Eurasian falcon (
F. tinnunculus) b : an American falcon (F. sparverius) having a reddish brown
back and tail and bluish gray wings
So King Arthur what am I missing? Is this a cry or a falcon? Or both? :-)
kol tuv, Ryfkah
PS. See how you make me work.
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