'Buteo Pennsylvanicus' definitions:

Definition of 'Buteo Pennsylvanicus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Buteo Pennsylvanicus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) In the United States, a term used for the {turkey vulture} (Cathartes aura), and sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture. [PJC]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A blockhead; a dunce. [1913 Webster]
  • It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]