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Definition of Gyrfalcons

Gyrfalcon
Gyrfalcon Gyr"fal`con, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter. [Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]

Meaning of Gyrfalcons from wikipedia

- barred as in the peregrine. White form gyrfalcons are the only predominantly white falcons. Silver gyrfalcons resemble a light grey lanner falcon of larger...
- Look up gyrfalcon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The gyrfalcon is the largest of the falcon species. Gyrfalcon may also refer to: Gyrfalcon Islands...
- Gyrfalcon Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Gyrfalcon Lake is east of Two Ocean Glacier. List of lakes in Flathead...
- The Shenyang FC-31 Gyrfalcon (Chinese: 鹘鹰; pinyin: Gǔ yīng), also known as the J-31 or J-35, is a Chinese prototype mid-sized twinjet 5th-generation fighter...
- The Gyrfalcon Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The over 200 small islands form an archipelago in...
- The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers (heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet...
- (2007). "Genetic structure among continental and island po****tions of gyrfalcons" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 16 (15): 3145–60. Bibcode:2007MolEc..16.3145J...
- smaller, typically prey on young hares. Gyrfalcon carry hares to their nests, cutting them in half first; gyrfalcons use hare bones and feet in the structure...
- 0.CO;2. "Gyrfalcon - Animal Ark". Tucker, V. A.; Cade, T. J.; Tucker, A. E. (July 1998). "Diving speeds and angles of a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)"...
- birds include the arctic redpoll, ptarmigan, short-eared owl, snowy owl, gyrfalcon and white-tailed eagle. The Greenlandic government holds executive power...