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ˈpigeon-ˌhawk
A hawk that preys on pigeons: a name given in England to the sparrow-hawk, and sometimes to the goshawk; in U.S. to the American merlin (Falco columbarius) and related species, also sometimes to the sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter velox).
1731M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 3 The Pigeon-Hawk..is a very swift and bold Hawk, preying on Pigeons and wild Turkeys while they are young. 1772J. Rutty Ess. Nat. Hist. Co. Dublin I. 297 The Pigeon Hawk or Goshawk..is said to breed in Ireland's Eye. 1831J. J. Audubon Ornith. Biogr. I. 467 The Pigeon Hawk does not, I believe, raise its young within the United States, but somewhere farther to the north. 1871J. Burroughs Wake-Robin, Adirondac (1884) 106 A pigeon-hawk came prowling by our camp. 1884Coues Key N. Amer. Birds 528 Accipiter fuscus, Sharp-shinned Hawk, ‘Pigeon’ Hawk, so-called, but not to be confounded with Falco columbarius. 1885Swainson Prov. Names Birds 136 Sparrow-Hawk..also called..Pigeon hawk. 1913H. K. Swann Dict. Eng. & Folk-Names Brit. Birds 181 Pigeon Hawk: The Goshawk.{ddd}also the Sparrow-hawk. 1958E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 111/2 A well-known small species of the Northern Hemisphere, the Pigeon Hawk or Merlin (Falco columbarius), is very similar to the Peregrine in general shape and color. |