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单词 grey falcon
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grey falcon
grey falcon n. any of several birds of prey of a greyish colour, esp. (a) (in early use) the hen harrier, Circus cyaneus, or the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (b) (in later use) F. hypoleucos of arid regions of Australia.
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St Martin's fowl?a1513
hen harrier1544
grey falcon1678
faller1848
rabbit-hawk1851
miller1885
St Martin's bird1894
1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. ix. 79 (margin) Aldrovands grey Falcon.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xi. 233/1 The Grey Falcon... The whole Body..is..Cinereous, tending to blew.
1775 S. Ward Mod. Syst. Nat. Hist. V. 111 The grey falcon is about the size of a raven.
1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 230 Grey Falcon, a name for the Hen Harrier.
1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Grey-falcon, the common or Peregrine Falcon.
1907 A. H. S. Landor Across Widest Afr. I. xxx. 316 In the daytime swarms of hawks, grey falcons and eagles..describe circles above the dense smoke arising from the fires.
1998 B. Taylor & B. van Perlo Rails 516/2 Possible predators include Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos) and Wedge-tailed Eagle.
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