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‖ shikra|ˈʃɪkrə|
Also shikrah.
[Urdū (from Pers.) shikra.]
A small Indian hawk, Astur badius, sometimes used in falconry.
1839Jerdon in Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. X. 83 Accipiter dukhunensis, Sykes..Chiquera or Shikra H.; the male chipka.—Common sparrow-hawk. Ibid., The Shikra is very commonly reclaimed. 1852R. F. Burton Falconry Valley Indus ii. 15 The Shikrah and her tiercel the Chipak are our common English sparrow-hawks. 1899A. H. Evans Birds iv. 157 Astur badius, the Shikra,..is blue-grey [etc.]. |