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ˈhen-ˌharrier Ornith.
Also 6–7 -harrow(er.
[f. hen n. + harrier: in reference to its preying on poultry.]
A European bird of prey, Circus cyaneus, also called Blue Hawk, Blue Kite.
The female is known as the Ring-tailed Hawk.
1565–73Cooper Thesaurus, Rubetarius, a kinde of haukes called an henne harroer. 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 236/1 A Henharrow, or Henharrier, is the Male of a Ring-tail. 1691Ray Collect. Words Pref. (E.D.S.) 3 There is a sort of puttock called a hen-harrier, from chasing, preying upon, and destroying of poultry. 1774G. White Selborne xl. 101 Hen-harriers breed on the ground, and seem never to settle on trees. 1849Maunder Treas. Nat. Hist. 309/1 The Hen-Harrier feeds on birds and reptiles. |