Definition of Hawk owl

1. Noun. Grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Surnia Ulula
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Surnia, Surnia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawk Owl

hawed
hawfinch
hawfinches
hawing
hawk
hawk's-beard
hawk's-beards
hawk-beaked
hawk-billed
hawk-eyed
hawk-nose
hawk moth
hawk moths
hawk nose
hawk noses
hawk owl (current term)
hawkbell
hawkbells
hawkbill
hawkbills
hawkbit
hawkbits
hawked
hawker
hawkers
hawkey
hawkeyed
hawkeyes
hawkeys
hawkfish

Literary usage of Hawk owl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1840)
"I lately received a letter from my friend Dr. THOMAS M. BREWER, of Boston, Massachusetts, in which he informs me that "the hawk owl is very common at ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"hawk owl, the Surnia (Dumeril). It seems that some species or varieties ... hawk owl, St.funerea, Lin. p1. Enl. 463, Is the best known species of Siberia. ..."

3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1888)
"Do do | Do. Summary.—Of б stomachs examined, 1 contained game bird; 8, mice; and 4 wer* empty. hawk owl (Surnia ulula ... nyctea) в hawk owl ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"The hawk owl in North Dakota.— The only published intimation of the occurrence of the hawk owl (Sumía ..."

5. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"It is a larger bird than the American hawk owl. Dresser in his ... A set of nine eggs in Mr. Crandall's collection taken May 3, 1893, at EUROPEAN hawk owl ..."

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