Informal poll

[William Ryan]

Hi Kris!
True. And a hawk doesn't have teeth. Perhaps I know more than I thought!
Will


Kristi Groberg wrote:
> At 03:55 24.04.2007, you wrote:
>> Now that we are allowed to consult dictionaries, I note that Dal' 
>> gives sarych s.v. saryga: khishchnaia ptitsa kaniuk, korshun, Buteo; 
>> Vasmer discusses its Turkic origin, and my rarely consulted H.I. 
>> Jorgensen, Nomina avium europaearum (Copenhagen, 1958) gives sarych 
>> for Buteo buteo and malyi sarych (also ryzhii sarych) for Buteo 
>> vulpinus, and sarych stepnoi, kurgannik for Buteo rufinus. Personally 
>> I don't know a hawk from a handsaw.
>> Will Ryan
>
> Will, Hi!
>
> The handsaw doesn't have wings.
>
> Kris Groberg
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