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Definition of Gray sea eagle
1. Noun. Bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland.
Generic synonyms: Sea Eagle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gray Sea Eagle
Literary usage of Gray sea eagle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1915)
"When approached the Sandpiper first sat up like a little duck, then rose and flew
ashore.— JT NICHOLS, New York City. gray sea eagle off Nantucket. ..."
2. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"Geog. Dist.—Northern portions of Europe and Asia; Greenland. A large dusky-brown
species known as the White-tailed or gray sea eagle. ..."
3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... of prey found in America, often reaching a length of nearly four feet.
They neat in the highest trees of the largest forests. [351]. gray sea eagle. ..."
4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"thirty-two inches, and the entire plumage dark brown mixed with fulvous. The Gray
Sea-Eagle, H. albicilla, Cuv., ..."