Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . most importantport of the Crimea, with the largest trade in theexport of corn, is situated on the eastern shore ofthe peninsula, on the strait of Kaffa or town has a distinctively eastei-n air; and theappearance of the houses is greatly enhanced bythe pillars and balconies Avith Avhich they arefurnished. The streets, like those of Constantinople,are haunted by troojis of homeless dogs. K., theancient PanticapcBum or Bosporus, was the capitalof ancient Taurica. Previous to 1475, it belonged tothe Genoese; subsequently,
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . most importantport of the Crimea, with the largest trade in theexport of corn, is situated on the eastern shore ofthe peninsula, on the strait of Kaffa or town has a distinctively eastei-n air; and theappearance of the houses is greatly enhanced bythe pillars and balconies Avith Avhich they arefurnished. The streets, like those of Constantinople,are haunted by troojis of homeless dogs. K., theancient PanticapcBum or Bosporus, was the capitalof ancient Taurica. Previous to 1475, it belonged tothe Genoese; subsequently, it came into the handsof the Turks; and finally, in 1774, it Avas acquiredby the Russians. On the 25th May 1855, it wastaken by the allies dviriug the Crimean War, onAvhich occasion the Catacombs, a very valuablecollection of antiquities connected with early Greektimes, was ruthlessly plundered by the 21,000. KESTREL, or WINDHOVER {Falco tinnun-culus), a small species of falcon, and one of the mostcommon of the British Falconidce. It is rather. Kestrels [Falco tinnunculus):I, the male; 2, the female. larger than the merlin, its whole length being fromthirteen to fifteen inches. It may be at oncerecognised by its peculiar habit of hovering orsustaining itself in the same place in the air bv a 784 ^ • rapid motion of its AATJigs, always with its head tothe wind, evidently looking for prey on the surfaceof the ground. Its prey consists in gi-eat part ofmice; and although of course included by game-keepers in the large category of vermin, anddestroyed on every opportunity, it deserves themost careful protection by farmers, as a check tothe excessive multiplication of mice. It more rarelycaptiues small birds, and does not disdain cock-chafers and other insects. It is a very widelydistributed bird. The male and female differ con-siderably in colour ; ash-gray prevailing more in theformer, and rusty brown in the latter. KESWICK, a market-town of England, in thecounty
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