Alderney

The bird-stuffer in Alderney had some wings of Nightjars nailed up behind his door which had been shot in that Island by himself.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
Probably a few yet remain in both Alderney and Sark, though they certainly are not at all numerous in either island.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
In Alderney, I am told, it has one small station on the mainland on the side nearest the French coast.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
She took a bucket and the stool and walked away a few paces, the Alderney following.
The Master-Knot of Human Fate|Ellis Meredith

Well, just step a-here and take a peek at this fine Alderney o' mine.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for Alderney

Alderney

/ (ˈɔːldənɪ) /

noun

one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)French name: Aurigny

an early, but now extinct, breed of dairy cattle originating from the island of Alderney

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