- moor-cock

Moor-cock рус. тетерев

англ. moor-cock, moorcock; grouse (шотландская куропатка)

лат. tetrao scoticus

Используется в ряде гербов как гласная эмблема.

«Argent, a moor-cock proper» – MOORE, Fawley, Berks, Bart. 1627.

«Argent, on a fesse between three moor-cocks sable as many mullets or» – MOORE, Pendridge, co. Dorset; MORE, co. Hants.

«Or, on a fesse humetty between three moor-cocks proper, a garb of the field» – MORRIS or MORES, Coxwell, co. Berks.

«Sable, on a mount proper a stag lodged or, a chief of the third charged with a moor-cock of the second» – MORTOFT, co. Norfolk; confirmed October, 1606.

«Or, a falcon sable preying on a moor-cock proper, on a chief of the second three birdbolts argent» – KNOLLES, co. Devon.

«Argent, a chevron azure between moor-cocks proper» – John LUXMORE, Bishop of Bristol, 1807; Hereford, 1808; St.Asaph, 1815-30.

«Azure, on a fesse dancetty between eight garbs or banded gules three grouse of the field beaked and membered of the third» – DOWNAM, co. York.

Как гербовая фигура используется также фамилиями Highmore, Middlemore, Moor и More, Fitz-Moore, т.ж. многими родами Morewen, Moreton, Heath, Kingwood, и т.д. Птица часто присутствует в нашлемниках.

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