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The name, "Harrier", reveals the breed's specialty [1] - compare "harehound". The Harrier has a long history of popularity as a working pack-dog in England. The Harrier is the most commonly used hound by hunts in Ireland, with 166 harrier packs, 37 of them mounted packs and 129 of them foot packs, spread throughout the country.
A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds.
Head profile of a Beagle-Harrier. The Beagle-Harrier appears to be either a large Beagle or a small Harrier. It is a medium-sized dog, between 45 and 50 centimeters (18 and 20 inches) tall at the withers, [1] and it weighs between 19 and 21 kilograms (42 and 46 pounds). [2] Its coat is usually tricolor, featuring the colors fawn, black, tan, or ...
"Grand" (French for "large") does not mean that the dogs are especially large, but rather that they hunted in large packs. Hunting with the hounds was originally done in two styles, Chasse-à-Courre , in which the pack chases and kills the game animal, and Chasse-à-Tir , where the pack (or sometimes an individual dog) circles the game animal ...
The hen harrier is now placed in the genus Circus that was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. [5] [6] The genus name Circus is derived from the Ancient Greek kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"). The specific epithet cyaneus is from Latin and means "dark ...
The Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie was created from crosses of older Anglo-French hounds with Harrier (Beagle) and Poitevin, and also with the Petit Gascon-Saintongeois and the Petit bleu de Gascogne. The French hunting hounds have a very long history, with named local types being recorded in the 16th century.
Cross-country runner, sometimes referred to as harriers; Faythe Harriers, an Irish hurling team; Kidderminster Harriers F.C., an English football team One of the following athletics clubs:
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