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Verreaux, n. Ornith.|vɛˈrəʊ|
[The family name of Jules Verreaux, (1807–73), French naturalist: see quot. 1830.]
Verreaux('s) eagle, a large, predominantly black eagle, Aquila verreauxi, found chiefly in eastern and southern Africa; = dassievanger n. 2.
[1830R. Plesson Centurie Zool. 105 L'Aigle Verreaux. Aquila Verreauxii, Less. L'oiseau que M. Verreaux, voyageur naturaliste qui explore en ce moment l'extrémité australe d'Afrique, vient d'adresser à son père à Paris, est sans contredit un des aigles les plus remarquables.] 1867E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 11 Verreaux's eagle is not uncommon throughout the colony, wherever rocky precipitous mountains are to be found. 1903A. C. Stark Birds S. Afr. III. 293 Verreaux's Eagle is found in the highlands of Abyssinia and Shoa and reappears in South Africa. 1952Mackworth-Praed & Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. I. 167 Verreaux's Eagle,..a large black Eagle, having the back, rump and inner webs of the flight feathers white. 1967M. J. Coe Ecol. Alpine Zone Mt. Kenya 108 Verreaux Eagle (Aquila verreauxii Lesson). Not common. One pair was seen. 1986Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 4/3 Importing the eggs of..two Verreaux's eagles contrary to the Endangered Species Import and Export Act. |