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Definition of Falco columbarius
1. Noun. Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Falco Columbarius
Literary usage of Falco columbarius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual for the Study of Insects by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1895)
"As the Black Merlin and the typical Pigeon-hawk intergrade, they constitute a
single species, which is known as Falco columbarius. To the Black Merlin has ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"PIGEON HAWK, Falco columbarius, Nutt. Man., vol. ip 60. ... Falco columbarius,
Pigeon Hawk, Swains, and Rich. F. Bor. Amer., vol. ii. p. 35. ..."
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