English Dictionary

https://books.google.com/books?id=GoQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA203 page 203 In battue, whenever a hen rises, the signal ware hen! is called out by the sportsman or beater who is nearest it: meaning thereby beware of the hen; or, literally, do not shoot the hen pheasant. In most places where game is very strictly preserved, and the rules of sporting firmly adhered to, a fine is imposed on any one who kills a hen pheasant in battue. […] https://books.google.com/books?id=GoQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204 page 204 No dogs need be used in battue, but beaters only: and it should be remembered that pheasants always run to the end or side of the cover before taking flight, unless they are much pressed: consequently the best sport always comes at the extreme end of the wood.