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Macreuse ................... Coqs noirs, or Coqs de bruyere..... Outarde canepetiere .................. Chapon .....
Black Diver. Black game. Bustard Capon.
Served with watercress, lt is au cresson. Poulet .................. . Chicken.
Barde it is barded, roasted with a slice of bacon over the breast, and served with the bacon on it. Pigue, it is larded.
Petits poulets...............
Petits poussins..............
Corlieu .....................
Canard ......................
Caneton...................
Oie...........................
Oison or Oisillon.........
Grouse .....................
Pintade.......................
Lievre ......................
Gelinotte...................
Vanneaux...............
Mauviettes...............
Levraut...................
Ortolans....................
Perdrix, or Perdreaux....
Spring chickens.
Young chickens
Curlew.
Duck.
Duckling.
Goose.
Green goose.
Grouse.
Guinea fowl.
Hare.
Hazel hen.
Lapwings.
Larks.
Leveret.
Ortolans.
Partridges.
Perdrix is usually applied to older birds. Perdreaux de Russie are Russian partridges.
Paonne ......
Faisan ......
Pigeons .
Pigeonneaux . Pilet ......
Pluviers .
Poules de Prairie .
Poularde .
Cailles . . . . .
Lapin ......
Paons de mer .
Rouges de riviere . .
Becassines . . .
Sarcelle .
Dindon (m.), or Dinde (f.)
Dindonneau .
Canard siffleur . . . .
They are sometimes called Macreuses. Canard, or Caneton, sauvage Becasses . Ramiers .
Peahen.
Pheasant.
Pigeons.
Young pigeons
Pintail.
Plovers.
Prairie birds
Fat Pullet
Quails.
Rabbit.
Young rabbit.
Ruffs and Reeves.
Shovellers.
Snipe,
Teal.
Turkey.
Turkey poult.
Widgeon.
Wild Duck. Woodcocks. Wood Pigeons.
 
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