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Definition of Red-tailed hawk
1. Noun. Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail.
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Buteo, Genus Buteo
Definition of Red-tailed hawk
1. Noun. A medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-tailed Hawk
Literary usage of Red-tailed hawk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornithological Biography by John James Audubon (1832)
"THE red-tailed hawk is a constant resident in the United States, in every part
of which it is found. It performs partial migrations, during severe winters, ..."
2. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"CHAPTER XI AN EVENTFUL DAY AT THE EDGE OF THE LAVA The Finest Organ-Pipes and a
Red-Tailed Hawk—The Alkali Plain— The ..."
3. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"red-tailed hawk : Buteo borealis. (Plate XVI. p. 272.) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.
— Eastern North America, breeding throughout most of its range. ..."
4. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"... and care of the young, as this is a field open for just such daring observers
and one where good work is needed. 337 b. WESTERN red-tailed hawk. ..."
5. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1902)
"... that presuming that every two sets of red-tailed hawk contained five eggs
unitedly (which in this locality is far above the average), still the average ..."
6. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"The following species of birds of prey were exhibited: red-tailed hawk (Buteo
borealis). Western red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis ..."
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