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Definition of Accipitres

Accipitres
Accipiter Ac*cip"i*ter, n.; pl. E. Accipiters. L. Accipitres. [L., hawk.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. 2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
Accipitres
Accipitres Ac*cip"i*tres, n. pl. [L., hawks.] (Zo["o]l.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

Meaning of Accipitres from wikipedia

- between genus and order. He placed all birds of prey into a single order, Accipitres, subdividing this into four genera: Vultur (vultures), Falco (eagles,...
- the original spelling -chus must stand. The British Museum Catalogue of Accipitres published in 1874 by R. Bowdler Sharpe lists the names Falco ptilorhynchus...
- 385–386. Swann, H. Kirke (1922). "Sub-Fam. VI Milvinæ". A synopsis of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey) comprising species and subspecies described up...
- species Suborder Cathartae Family Cathartidae: New World vultures Suborder Accipitres Family Sagittariidae: secretarybird Family Pandionidae: osprey Family...
- (1924–1945). Alexander Wetmore (ed.). A Monograph of the Birds of Prey (Order Accipitres), Part XI. Wheldon & Wesley, London. p. 93. Srinivas, Prashanth. "Soligas:...
- Strickland, H. E.; Jardine, W. (eds.). Ornithological Synonyms. Vol. I. Accipitres. London: John van Voorst. Halley, Matthew R. (22 June 2020), "Audubon's...
- In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, published in 1758, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus described 554 species of bird and gave each a binomial...
- characters of the bill and feet, into the following 6 orders and 63 genera: Accipitres: Vultur (vultures & condors), Falco (falcons, eagles, & kin), Strix (owls)...
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum: Volume 1, Catalogue of the Accipitres or diurnal birds of prey in the collection of the British Museum. London...
- Sharpe, R. Bowdler (1874). "Microhierax". Volume I: Catalogue of the Accipitres or Diurnal Birds of Prey in the Collection of the British Museum. Catalogue...