buteo borealis

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buteo borealis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Red-tailed \Red"-tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a.
     Having a red tail.
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     Red-tailed hawk (Zool.), a large North American hawk
        (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red.
        Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.
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  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.] (Zool.)
     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 (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
  
     Eagle hawk. See under Eagle.
  
     Hawk eagle (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family
        Asilid[ae]. See Hornet fly, under Hornet.
  
     Hawk moth. (Zool.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.
  
     Hawk owl. (Zool.)
     (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. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
        the genus Buteo and related genera.
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     2. (Zool.) 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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  Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
     henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.
     corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
     Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
     and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zool.)
     The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
     pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
     hen.
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     Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
           female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
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     Hen clam. (Zool.)
     (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam
         or surf clam. See Surf clam.
     (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma.
  
     Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below).
  
     Hen harrier (Zool.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in
        Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm,
        henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh  hawk
        . See Marsh hawk.
  
     Hen hawk (Zool.), one of several species of large hawks
        which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
        (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo  lineatus
        ), and the goshawk.
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