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▪ I. Montagu1|ˈmɒntəgjuː|
The name of George Montagu (1751–1815), British naturalist, used attrib. or in the possessive to designate animals first described by him, as Montagu's blenny, a small marine fish, Coryphoblennius galerita; Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus, the smallest British harrier; also ellipt.; Montagu's sea-snail, a small marine fish, Liparis montagui; Montagu shell, the shell of a small marine bivalve of the genus Montacuta which lives as a commensal with an echinoderm; Montagu's sucker, sucking-fish = Montagu's sea-snail; Montagu's Venus, the shell of the marine bivalve Venerupis pullastra.
1836W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes I. 219 (heading) Montagu's Blenny. 1969A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Is. & N.-W. Europe 439/1 Montagu's blenny has a very restricted distribution in the British Isles, being found only on rocky shores on the south-western coasts.
1843W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds I. 101 It will..be an advantage, as well as a gratification, to call this bird in future Montagu's Harrier and Circus Montagui. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 492/1 This was called by him the Ash-coloured Falcon, but it now generally bears his name, and is known as Montagu's Harrier. 1930J. S. Huxley Bird Watching ii. 27, I could take a map and mark down just where I saw my first dartford warbler, my first smew, Montagu's harrier, and so on. 1954A. W. P. Robertson Bird Pageant ii. 38 While hunting, the montagu usually flies into the wind. 1971Country Life 20 May 1245/3 The old, wild, undrained Fens..where the Montagu's harrier still nests in the reed-beds.
1835L. Jenyns Man. Brit. Vertebr. Anim. 473 Montagu's Sea-Snail... Discovered by Montagu, at Milton, on the south coast of Devon. 1925J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Is. 106 The illustration shows eggs of Montagu's Sea Snail. 1969A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Is. & N.-W. Europe 505/1 Montagu's sea snail is a more littoral species, found on the shore up to mid-tide level.
1901E. Step Shell Life 101 The rusty Montagu-shell (M[ontacuta] ferruginosa) is more oblong, greyish white in hue, but this is hidden by a rusty-looking incrustation. 1961P. Street Shell Life on Seashore viii. 122 The Montagu shells attach themselves near the mouth of the urchin so that they can extract food particles.
1836W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 277 (heading) Montagu's Sucking-fish. Ibid. 278 Montagu's Sucker, in the adult state, is from two inches and a half to three inches long. 1925J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Is. 106 Montagu's Sucker is common from the north of Norway to the Channel.
1819W. Turton Conchol. Dict. Brit. Is. 243 Venus Montacuti. Montagu's Venus.
▪ II. Montagu2 Naut.|ˈmɒntəgjuː|
[The name of Rear-Admiral Victor Alexander Montagu (1841–1915): see quot. 1974.]
Used to designate a rig used for small boats in the Royal Navy. Hence Montagu whaler, a whaler carrying this rig.
1925A. Moore Last Days Mast & Sail vii. 228 The Montagu whalers recently introduced into the Navy carry a standing lug. 1939A. S. Bennett June of Rochester i. 12 Hecla was only a converted Montagu whaler with barely sitting headroom in the tiny cabin. 1948R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 473/2 Montagu rig, a two-mast fore-and-aft service rig for ship's boats in the British Navy. The sail plan includes a stay foresail, standing lug mainsail, and jib-headed mizen. A centerboard is fitted to boats with Montagu rig. 1974W. E. May in Maritime Monogr. & Rep. (Nat. Maritime Museum) No. 15, 18 It was not until the early years of the present century that the Montagu whaler appeared. This boat, partially following the proposals of Rear-Admiral Victor Alexander Montagu, had a fuller body aft and was rigged with a standing-lug mainsail, triangular foresail and small triangular mizen. |