| 单词 | marsh hawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarsh hawk marsh hawk n. North American a hen harrier, esp. of the American subspecies Circus cyaneus hudsonius (now more usually called northern harrier). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Circus (harrier) > other types of marsh hawk1760 kahu1843 Montagu's harrier1843 1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. 174 The Marsh-Hawk is engraved from a drawing done from life in Pensilvania. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 290 F. ranivorus, the marsh hawk. 1812 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VI. 67 Marsh Hawk. Falco Uliginosus. This Hawk is the most numerous where there are extensive meadows and salt marshes, over which it sails very low. 1903 E. T. Seton Animal Heroes 136 A brown Marsh Hawk came skimming over the river flat. 1992 New Brunswick Outdoor Adventure Guide 27/1 The 20,000 acre Trantramar marsh supports the world's densest concentration of nesting pied-billed grebes and marsh hawks. < as lemmas |
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