chanting falcon

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chanting falcon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.
     Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
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     Chanting falcon (Zool.), an African falcon (Melierax  canorus or musicus
        ). The male has the habit, remarkable
        in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is
        incubating.
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  Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon,
     ?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a
     sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf.
     Falchion.]
     1. (Zool.)
        (a) One of a family (Falconid[ae]) of raptorial birds,
            characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,
            and powerful flight.
        (b) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by
            having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible;
            especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit
            of other birds, or game.
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                  In the language of falconry, the female
                  peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively
                  called the falcon.                --Yarrell.
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     2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
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     Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting.
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