Definition of Northern harrier

1. Noun. Common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land.

Exact synonyms: Circus Cyaneus, Hen Harrier, Marsh Hawk
Group relationships: Circus, Genus Circus
Generic synonyms: Harrier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Northern Harrier

northern birch mouse
northern blot analysis
northern bobwhite
northern bog lemming
northern bottlenose whale
northern bottlenose whales
northern casque-headed frog
northern cavefish
northern cricket frog
northern dune tansy
northern firmoss
northern firmosses
northern flicker
northern flickers
northern flying squirrel
northern harrier (current term)
northern hawk owl
northern hawk owls
northern hemisphere
northern holly fern
northern lapwing
northern lapwings
northern lights
northern mammoth
northern oak fern
northern oriole
northern parula
northern phalarope
northern pike
northern pikes

Literary usage of Northern harrier

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

1. Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society: Containing the by Hugh Robert Mill (1895)
"Sr 1875 The northern harrier of India : a Popular Account of the Jummoo and Kashmir Territories. Map ant/ plates. 8 1877 Drew, John. See Bullar. ..."

2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1880)
"These were described a few years since by Dr. Leitner, in his Dard- istan, and by Mr. Drew, in his northern harrier of India. More recently Dr. Bellew has ..."

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