Cowper: Task

693. 6. The refuse of barley. (Scotch.) II. Ornith.: Phalacrocorax graculus , the Scart, or Crested Cormorant. It is smaller than the Common Cormorant ( P. carbo ), from which it is distinguished also by its rich dark green plumage, with purple and bronze reflections. Total length, twenty-seven inches; both sexes colored alike. They pair early in April, and as many as five eggs have been frequently found. (See extract.) "The shag is e entially a marine species, very seldom wandering, even for a short distance, inland, or being found on fresh water. It is well to remember that by fishermen and sea-side folk the names shag and cor morant are frequently interchanged." - Yarrell: British Birds (ed. 4th), iv. 152. *B. As adj.: Shaggy, shagged. "Round-hoof'd, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis, 295. shag-bark, 8. Botany : (1) Carya alba ; a kind of hickory, with shaggy bark. Called also Shell-bark. (2) Its nut. *shag-dog, s. A dog with rough, shaggy hair. (Ford: Lady's Trial , iii. 1.) *shag-eared, a. Having shaggy ears. "Thou liest, thou shag - eared villain." Shakesp.: Macbeth , iv. 2. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; sin, aş; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f tion, IMG:content-1298.png:[blocks in formation] "Where the rude torrent's brawling course Was shagged with thorn and tangling sloe." Scott : Cadyow Castle.