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Definition of peregrine hawk

peregrine hawk
Peregrine Per"e*grine, a. [L. peregrinus. See Pilgrim.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also pelegrine.] ``Peregrine and preternatural heat.' --Bacon. Peregrine falcon (Zo["o]l.), a courageous and swift falcon (Falco peregrinus), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also peregrine hawk, duck hawk, game hawk, and great-footed hawk.

Meaning of peregrine hawk from wikipedia

- the peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine and historically as the duck hawk in north america is a widespread
- redirect peregrine falcon
- hawk films was a british film production company formed by stanley kubrick for his peregrine productions was involved in the production
- in modern falconry the red-tailed hawk (buteo jamaicensis) and the the first successful captive breeding of peregrine falcon s in north
- known as the hawks, their home ground is peregrine park in the southern adelaide suburb of christie downs . establishment : the club was
- this genus are called 'buzzard s', but 'hawk ' is used in north america . buteo is sometimes used instead, for example, by the peregrine fund
- cooper's hawk , kestrel , sharp-shinned hawk , and peregrine falcon soar over the dunes during migration. ipswich sparrow , rough-legged
- birds recorded include wrens, thornbills, falcons, hawks, peregrine falcon s and glossy black cockatoo s. eastern grey kangaroos and grey
- outside there is a compound with non-releasable rescued birds of prey , including owls , hawks , peregrine falcons , a turkey vulture and
- the harris's hawk or harris hawk (parabuteo unicinctus) formerly known as the bay- external links: html peregrine fund page on harris's hawk