curlew

curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
eskimo*
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19214 2023-12-31T10:06:32+01:00 curlew 1976/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214 eng eng C 1951 PETERS & BURLEIGH _Birds of Nfld_ 183-4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17009 C_17009_curlew n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I no curlew, no herring, curlew berry, BLACKBERRY, curlew net Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016 Manuscript eskimo* Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
curlew
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I no curlew, no herring, curlew berry, BLACKBERRY, curlew net Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016
format Manuscript
title curlew
title_short curlew
title_full curlew
title_fullStr curlew
title_full_unstemmed curlew
title_sort curlew
publishDate 1976
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214
genre eskimo*
Newfoundland
genre_facet eskimo*
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
1951 PETERS & BURLEIGH _Birds of Nfld_ 183-4
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17009
C_17009_curlew n
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