blue hawkn.

Brit.

/ˈbluː hɔːk/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌhɔk/,

/ˈblu ˌhɑk/

Forms: see blue adj. and n. and hawk n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., hawk n.¹

Etymology: < blue adj. + hawk n.¹

1. British. Any of various birds of prey with bluish-grey plumage; spec. the sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus), the merlin ( Falco columbarius), the peregrine ( F. peregrinus), and the male hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus). Now historical.

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1758 Monthly Rev. Mar. 238 The Blue Hawk, and the Little Brown Lizard.

1840 in R. Lovegrove Silent Fields (2007) iv. 74 Glengarry Estate, four years 1837–40 Fox 11. Wild cat 198..White-tailed sea eagles 27..Blue hawks 98..Orange-legged falcons 7..[etc.].

1890 J. Watson Nature & Woodcraft viii. 96 The freshly added Sparrow-hawk is by no means the only one of its kind, for there are four or five ‘blue-hawks’.

1895 G. Muirhead Birds of Berwickshire II. 21 (heading) The Merlin. Stone Falcon, Rock Hawk, Small Blue Hawk.

1902 Macmillan’s Mag. July 219/2 There were actually four hawks (blue hawks, the keeper called them; and that parson, who thinks he knows something about birds, called them merlins).

1905 J. E. Kelsall & P. W. Munn Birds Hampshire & Isle of Wight 139 Circus cyaneus. Hen-Harrier. Blue Hawk. Ring-Tail. Now a winter visitor to most parts of the county and Isle of Wight.

1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial Soc. Jan. 13 Hen-Harrier (Blue Hawk: Martin Mere and West Lancashire, 1885).

1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 58/2 Hawk, blue (obs.), Specifically the peregrine falcon in full adult plumage, the term referring to her blue-grey upper colouration.

2. U.S. The male hen (or northern) harrier ( Circus cyaneus) or the goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis). Now rare.

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?a1775 W. Bartram Trav. Georgia & Florida in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1943) 33 165/1 The Blew Hawk..is a large [be]autifull bird, approaching near to the size & make of the Marsh hawk.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 331 Marsh Hawk... The old male is also sometimes called ‘Blue Hawk’.

1903 M. Chamberlain Nuttall's Pop. Handbk. Birds U.S. & Canada (rev. ed.) 33 There are several species that receive the name of ‘Hen Hawk’ from the farmer; but none is so much dreaded as the ‘Blue Hawk’,—and for good reason.

1923 W. L. Dawson Birds Calif. 1670 Fortunately for our game and poultry, the ‘Blue Hawk’ is comparatively rare in California.

1955 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 39 442 Marsh Hawk. Blue Hawk (Maine, Mass. The fully plumaged male is chiefly light bluish gray.)

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue hawk
释义	blue hawkn. Brit. /ˈbluː hɔːk/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌhɔk/, /ˈblu ˌhɑk/ Forms: see blue adj. and n. and hawk n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., hawk n.¹ Etymology: < blue adj. + hawk n.¹ 1. British. Any of various birds of prey with bluish-grey plumage; spec. the sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus), the merlin ( Falco columbarius), the peregrine ( F. peregrinus), and the male hen harrier ( Circus cyaneus). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [noun] > bird having specific colour of bluebackc1532 pie1552 blue hawk1758 lutino1935 1758 Monthly Rev. Mar. 238 The Blue Hawk, and the Little Brown Lizard. 1840 in R. Lovegrove Silent Fields (2007) iv. 74 Glengarry Estate, four years 1837–40 Fox 11. Wild cat 198..White-tailed sea eagles 27..Blue hawks 98..Orange-legged falcons 7..[etc.]. 1890 J. Watson Nature & Woodcraft viii. 96 The freshly added Sparrow-hawk is by no means the only one of its kind, for there are four or five ‘blue-hawks’. 1895 G. Muirhead Birds of Berwickshire II. 21 (heading) The Merlin. Stone Falcon, Rock Hawk, Small Blue Hawk. 1902 Macmillan’s Mag. July 219/2 There were actually four hawks (blue hawks, the keeper called them; and that parson, who thinks he knows something about birds, called them merlins). 1905 J. E. Kelsall & P. W. Munn Birds Hampshire & Isle of Wight 139 Circus cyaneus. Hen-Harrier. Blue Hawk. Ring-Tail. Now a winter visitor to most parts of the county and Isle of Wight. 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial Soc. Jan. 13 Hen-Harrier (Blue Hawk: Martin Mere and West Lancashire, 1885). 1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 58/2 Hawk, blue (obs.), Specifically the peregrine falcon in full adult plumage, the term referring to her blue-grey upper colouration. 2. U.S. The male hen (or northern) harrier ( Circus cyaneus) or the goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Accipiter > accipiter gentilis (goshawk) goshawkc1000 ostour1293 ostridgec1330 thief1486 star-hawk1668 pigeon hawk1731 blue hawk?a1775 gos1787 ?a1775 W. Bartram Trav. Georgia & Florida in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1943) 33 165/1 The Blew Hawk..is a large [be]autifull bird, approaching near to the size & make of the Marsh hawk. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 331 Marsh Hawk... The old male is also sometimes called ‘Blue Hawk’. 1903 M. Chamberlain Nuttall's Pop. Handbk. Birds U.S. & Canada (rev. ed.) 33 There are several species that receive the name of ‘Hen Hawk’ from the farmer; but none is so much dreaded as the ‘Blue Hawk’,—and for good reason. 1923 W. L. Dawson Birds Calif. 1670 Fortunately for our game and poultry, the ‘Blue Hawk’ is comparatively rare in California. 1955 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 39 442 Marsh Hawk. Blue Hawk (Maine, Mass. The fully plumaged male is chiefly light bluish gray.) This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1758
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