red-tailed buzzard

red-tailed buzzard
Red-tailed Red"-tailed` (-t?ld`), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster]

{Red-tailed hawk} (Zo["o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red-tailed buzzard}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Red-tailed — ( t?ld ), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster] {Red tailed hawk} (Zo[ o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red tailed buzzard}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red-tailed hawk — Red tailed Red tailed ( t?ld ), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster] {Red tailed hawk} (Zo[ o]l.), a large North American hawk ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also {hen hawck}, and {red tailed buzzard}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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