Lampron, s. A kind of sea-fish, a long eel.
Lance, v. To pierce, to cut; to open chirurgically, to cut in order to a cure.
Lancet, s. A small pointed chirurgical instrument.
Land, v. To set on shore; to secure a fish.
Landmark, s. Anything set up to preserve boundaries.
Landrail, or Daker Hen, Corncrake, (Rallus crex, Linn.; Le Rale de Genet, Buff.) s. A bird.
THE LAND-RAIL.
Length rather more than nine inches; the bill is light brown; the eyes hazel; all the feathers on the upper parts of the plumage are of a dark brown, edged with pale rust colour; both wing coverts and quills are of a deep chestnut; the fore part of the neck and the breast are of a pale ash colour; a streak of the same colour extends over each eye from the bill to the side of the neck; the belly is of a yellowish white; the sides, thighs, and vent, are marked with faint rusty coloured bars; the legs are of a pale flesh colour.
We have ventured to remove this bird from the usual place assigned to it among those to whom it seems to have little or no analogy, and have placed it among others to which in most respects it bears a strong affinity.