Lexicographical Neighbors of Dakerhen
Literary usage of Dakerhen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork: Containing a by Charles Smith (1815)
"The Land Rail or dakerhen. This bird is common here in its season (12). They are
very common with us in the summer months (13). 27. ..."
2. Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds by George Montagu, James Rennie (1831)
"It is not uncommon in most parts of the old continent, and some parts of America,
particularly about Hudson's Bay. dakerhen.—A name for the Gallinule. ..."
3. The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts by Alexis Soyer (1851)
"... CORNCRAKE, OR dakerhen (le Hale de Genet).—This is a very nice bird about the
latter end of August and September, when they are very fat; they are best ..."
4. British birds' eggs and nests, popularly described by John Christopher Atkinson (1861)
"Corn Crake, Meadow Crake, dakerhen.—This bird is found in most parts of the
kingdom, though for the most part in no great abundance any where, ..."
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