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Definition of Aquila rapax
1. Noun. Brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Jove, Eagle
Group relationships: Aquila, Genus Aquila
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aquila Rapax
Literary usage of Aquila rapax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1874)
"aquila rapax. Falco rapax, Temm. Pl. Col. i. pl. 455 (1828). ... (1872); Gurney,
in Anderss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 6 (1872). aquila rapax, Leas. Traité, p. ..."
2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1893)
"Meyer on aquila rapax/rom Astrachan. [Aquila rapai (Temm.) von Astrachan, nebst
Bemerkungen über verwandte Formen, besonders Aquila boeki, Horn. ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"(2) aquila rapax (Temm.) von Astrachan, nebst Bemerkungen über verwandte Formen,
besonders Aquila bocki Horn. (Abh. Gesell. 'Isis' in Dresden, No. ii, 1892. ..."
4. Natal: A History and Description of the Colony : Including Its Natural by Henry Brooks (1876)
"The large eagles of South Africa to be seen in Natal are the Aquila bellicosa,
aquila rapax.. and Aquila ..."
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