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Definition: Buteo Pennsylvanicus
Hawk
\Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek,
AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht,
Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of
E. heave.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
family
Falconid[ae]. They differ from the true falcons in
lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in
having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size
and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were
formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the
word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as
the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
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Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed
hawk (
Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered (
Buteo lineatus
); the broad-winged (
Buteo Pennsylvanicus);
the rough-legged (
Archibuteo lagopus); the
sharp-shinned (
Accipiter fuscus). See
Fishhawk,
Goshawk,
Marsh hawk, under
Marsh,
Night hawk,
under
Night.
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Bee hawk (Zo["o]l.), the honey buzzard.
Eagle hawk. See under
Eagle.
Hawk eagle (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus
Spiz[ae]tus, or
Limn[ae]tus, intermediate between the
hawks and eagles. There are several species.
Hawk fly (Zo["o]l.), a voracious fly of the family
Asilid[ae]. See
Hornet fly, under
Hornet.
Hawk moth. (Zo["o]l.) See
Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.
Hawk owl. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A northern owl (
Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It
flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.
(b) An owl of India (
Ninox scutellatus).
Hawk's bill (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the
striking mechanism of a clock.
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Buzzard
\Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus
Buteo and related genera.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) In the United States, a term used for the
turkey vulture (
Cathartes aura), and sometimes
indiscriminately to any vulture.
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Note: The
Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are
Buteo borealis,
Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and
Buteo lineatus
) are usually called hen hawks. -- The
rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe (
Pernis apivorus
) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other
insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is
Circus [ae]ruginosus. See
Turkey buzzard, and
Carrion buzzard.
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Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See
Fishhawk.
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2. A blockhead; a dunce.
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It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.
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