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Definition of Ospreys
1. osprey [n] - See also: osprey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ospreys
Literary usage of Ospreys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1902)
"No. n OUR EAGLES AND ospreys. Rev. CJ YOUNG. The eagle is a notable bird in every
country, and the person who takes but little interest usually in the ..."
2. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"... of various Falconiformes—Of the Vultures—Of certain Eagles —Of the Kites—Of
the Hawks and Harriers—Of the ospreys—Nests of the Humming Birds—Of certain ..."
3. Wild England of Today and the Wild Life in it by Charles John Cornish (1895)
"THE LAST OF THE ospreys IT has recently been made matter of complaint against
the Christchurch fishermen that they shoot the ospreys, which yearly visit ..."
4. A Tour in Sutherlandshire: With Extracts from the Field-books of a Sportsman by Charles St. John (1849)
"... Another Osprey's Nest — The old ospreys ; Eggs of — The River Laxford — Inn of
... ospreys ..."
5. Two Months in the Highlands, Orcadia, and Skye by Charles Richard Weld (1860)
"ospreys.— Persecution of Birds.— Destruction of Wild Animals.— The Deer
Forests.—Arguments in favour of preserving Deer.—The desire for Sport. ..."
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