noun
definition
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
definition
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
definition
A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
verb
definition
To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
Examples of falcon in a Sentence
They call me 'little falcon' in the regiment.
The lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) had almost become extinct in 1900; but several varieties of eagle and falcon are left.
A revolt headed by Monagas broke out in 1868, and Falcon had to fly the country.
Among the indigenous birds are some birds of prey, as the African vulture, the falcon, the buzzard, the sparrow-hawk and the kite.
The Order of the White Falcon or of Vigilance was founded in 1732 and renewed in 1815.
The falcon was particularly confiding tracking us along the cliff path.
The Merlin is the smallest falcon in the UK.
The falcon (taka), always an honored bird in Japan, where from time immemorial hawking has been an aristocratic pastime, is common enough, and so is the sparrow-hawk (/lai-taka), but the eagle (washi) affects solitude.
Falcon Domestic Kitchen Ranges are designed with the truly discerning cook in mind.
On the west of Beddgelert is Moel Hebog (Bare-hill of the falcon), a hiding-place of Owen Glendower.
Nearly everyone who could afford one had a falcon of some type.
Among the birds are the vulture, eagle, falcon, buzzard, kite, lark, nightingale, heron, stork and bustard.
The rocks of Falcon are believed by Sievers to belong to the Andean system; while the outlying peninsula of Paraguana probably belongs, geologically, to the same massif as Goajira and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria in Colombia.
The best quality is that from the Capadare district, in the state of Falcon, which rivals that of the Vuelta Abajo of Cuba.
General Juan Jose Falcon, after some years of civil war and confusion, maintained himself at the head of affairs from 1863 to 1868.
His few lyrics were spirited ballads of adventure, inspired by an exalted patriotism - "The Revenge" (1878), "The Defence of Lucknow" (1879) - but he reprinted and finally published his old suppressed poem, The Lover's Tale, and a little play of his, The Falcon, versified out of Boccaccio, was produced by the Kendals at their theatre in the last days of 1879.
The knights of St John having been driven from Rhodes by the Turks, obtained the grant of Malta, Gozo and Tripoli in 1530 from the emperor Charles V., subject to a reversion in favour of the emperor's successor in the kingdom of Aragon should the knights leave Malta, and to the annual tribute of a falcon in acknowledgment that Malta was under the suzerainty of Spain.
Yet on occasion, as when performing its migrations, or even its almost daily transits from one feeding-ground to another, and still more when being pursued by a falcon, the speed with which it moves through the air is very considerable.
Another version is the medieval romance in The Seven Wise Masters of In the edition printed by Wynkyn de Worde it is told by "the first master" - a knight had one son, a greyhound and a falcon; the knight went to a tourney, a snake attacked the son, the falcon roused the hound, which killed the serpent, lay down by the cradle, and was killed by the knight, who discovered his error, like Llewelyn, and similarly repented (Villon Society, British Museum reprint, by Gomme and Wheatley).
The intestines were removed and placed in four vases (the burial, so-called Canopic jars) in which they were supposed to enjoy the protection of the four sons of Horus, the man-headed Mesti, the ape-headed Hapi, the jackal Duamutef and the falcon Kebhsenuf.
The Raptores are well represented by a large number of genera and species, which include the condor, eagle, vulture, falcon, hawk and owl.
The avifauna includes the federally endangered southern bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus and peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus which successfully breeds here.
We explored the road verge north from the Falcon and then followed the track leading in to the old peat diggings.
We watched the beautiful falcon at rest for nearly ten minutes!
I drove to the Airport where I again saw the falcon in flight heading further up the valley.
Diarist Samuel Pepys took advantage of its many inns, including the falcon in 1662.
The flow through was collected in a 50 ml falcon tube and applied once more to the column.
Swallows collect in their thousands to roost in the reed beds and are hunted by the elegant hobby falcon.
Falcon Camps will support you in communicating the gospel to young people.
Overhead there will be a constant procession of Eurasian griffons, and other raptors could include Honey Buzzard, Hobby or Peregrine Falcon.
Star bird of the holiday, and my only lifer was also seen here, ie Barbary Falcon.
The Falcon is a skilled aerial hunter, flying low over the tree tops to take their prey by surprise.
The Blue Falcon Inn showed the signs of the siege mentality that existed in the village.
A lanner Falcon weighing 1lb 5ozs can have 7 mils.
Notable species include peregrine falcon, red and black grouse, red deer and feral goats.
You may be fortunate enough to hear or even see a peregrine falcon along the route.
However, the highlight of the day was undoubtedly watching a peregrine falcon on the wing with some food in its mouth.
Sounds silly but the falcon knows that nothing likes going into thorn bushes, so she is protecting herself against retaliation by other rooks.
Some common symbols in Ancient Egyptian religious jewelry include the scarab (beetle ), lotus, serpent, falcon, and the eye.
I just swopped leased gasoline Falcon for for a dedicated LPG Falcon.
Begin your gourmet getaway at The Falcon Hotel, Castle Ashby, a relaxing 16th Century Inn with an award winning AA rosette restaurant.
Some common symbols in Ancient Egyptian religious jewelry include the scarab (beetle), lotus, serpent, falcon, and the eye.
It is similar in size to the rare Peregrine falcon.
As we stood outside the hotel a Bat Falcon flew past and we saw all three toucan species very well.
We found a distant large falcon soaring which was brown with blunt wings but too far away to see the underwing coverts.
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
The Salomon Falcon 9 ski boot is an excellent choice for advanced and expert all-mountain skiers who want to add more agility and strength to their performance.
Designed to provide a race-like feel with an extremely customizable fit, the Falcon 9 incorporates Salomon's latest technologies.
This boot was introduced in 2008, and Salomon has updated it for 2009 with the Falcon CS and Falcon CS Pro.
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