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Definition of Harrier eagle
1. Noun. Any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles.
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Circaetus, Genus Circaetus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harrier Eagle
Literary usage of Harrier eagle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1888)
"Mr. Hume found the eggs to average 2*78 inches in length by nearly 2'2 in breadth.
They breed during the hot season. 39 Us.—THE LESSER harrier eagle. ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"harrier eagle. Sec EAGLE. HARRIES, ha'rê-ëe, HEINRICH. The author of the Prussian
national hymn, "Heil dir im Sic- ..."
3. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1853)
"Swallow-tailed Kite Buzzard Rough-legged Buzzard Honey Buzzard Marsh Harrier
Hen-Harrier . Montagu's harrier eagle Owl . Long-cared Owl . Hawk Owl ..."
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