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The ancients held that if a person suffering from jaundice looked sharply at a stone-curlew, and the bird looked steadily at him, he was cured of the disease.— The Golden Bough
Except these, the plover and the curlew are the only inhabitants until you come to the Chesterfield high road.— The Return of Sherlock Holmes
BirdLife stated that the Stone-curlew is the 64th shot protected bird the organisation received since the beginning of the migration season.— timesofmalta.com
Wild as the curlew is in early summer (when there are young birds), he will fly up within a short distance of the wayfarer, whistling, and alight on the burnt, barren surface of the moor.— The Life of the Fields
Then he let his horse out on a gallop, and away he sped like a curlew -- sweeping over the short grass, and drinking in the breeze like wine.— Border Ghost Stories
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