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Definition of Buteo lagopus
1. Noun. Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Buteo, Genus Buteo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buteo Lagopus
Literary usage of Buteo lagopus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1878)
"buteo lagopus, Eough-legged Buzzard.—This fine female specimen of this bird was
shot near Roslin on the 23d October. (2.) Pernis apivorus, Honey Buzzard. ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1878)
"(Specimens exhibited.) By JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, MD (1.) buteo lagopus, Rough-legged
Buzzard.—This fine female specimen of this bird was shot near ..."
3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"Claws black, strong, but riot much hooked; and very sharp. ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD.
buteo lagopus, Flem. PLATE VII. buteo lagopus, Shaw's Zool. 13. 47—Flem. ..."
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