pigeon hawkn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)n hɔːk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌhɔk/,

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌhɑk/

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

Etymology: < pigeon n. + hawk n.¹

1. Any of various hawks of the genus Accipiter which prey on pigeons and doves; esp. (British) the goshawk, A. gentilis, and the sparrowhawk, A. nisus, and (North American) the sharp-shinned hawk, A. striatus, and Cooper's hawk, A. cooperii. Now historical.The American hawks were so named from their former prey, the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, which is now extinct.

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the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Accipiter > accipiter striatus (sharp-shinned hawk)

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1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 426 Accipiter Plumbaris, the Pigeon Hawk, somewhat resembling ours, only it hath four white Lines cross its Tail.

1772 J. Rutty Ess. Nat. Hist. Dublin I. 297 The Pigeon Hawk or Goshawk..is said to breed in Ireland's Eye.

1831 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 467 The Pigeon Hawk does not, I believe, raise its young within the United States, but somewhere farther to the north.

1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 528 Accipiter fuscus, Sharp-shinned Hawk, ‘Pigeon’ Hawk, so-called, but not to be confounded with Falco columbarius.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 136 Sparrow-Hawk..also called..Pigeon hawk.

1952 Amer. Speech 29 233 Because they preyed, or were thought to prey, on the wild pigeon [sc.passenger pigeon], a number of kinds of hawks received the name pigeon hawk.

1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 61/2 Pigeon hawk, former vernacular name in England for the goshawk, sparrowhawk, peregrine falcon and merlin.

2. North American. The merlin, Falco columbarius. Now rare.Despite the statement in quot. 1999 at sense 1, there is little evidence that the name was formerly used in this sense in Britain.

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the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco columbarius (merlin)

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a1782 T. Jefferson Notes State of Virginia (1788) 72 Falco columbarius..Pigeon hawk.

1810 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. II. 107 Pigeon Hawk. Falco columbarius... The flocks of Robins and Pigeons are honored with..attentions from this marauder.

1874 Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 10 9 Hypotriorchis columbarius..Pigeon Hawk. Rather frequent. Generally distributed.

1923 W. L. Dawson Birds California IV. 1630 There is an air of indefinable quality and power about the diminutive Pigeon Hawk... Himself not larger than a full-sized pigeon, the Hawk sometimes pursues a Mourning Dove with relentless fury.

1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide to Birds (ed. 2) 73 Sparrow Hawk (Kestrel) and Pigeon Hawk (Merlin) are smaller, hardly larger than Robin.

1965 M. L. Grossman & J. Hamlet Birds of Prey of World 399 The Old World Merlins are generally comparable in coloring to the Pigeon Hawks of central and western parts of North America.

1977 J. Bull & J. Farrand Audubon Soc. Field Guide Birds N. Amer.: Eastern Region 682 This northern species, formerly called ‘Pigeon Hawk’, is best known as a migrant along our larger rivers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigeon hawk
释义	pigeon hawkn. Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)n hɔːk/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌhɔk/, /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌhɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., hawk n.¹ Etymology: < pigeon n. + hawk n.¹ 1. Any of various hawks of the genus Accipiter which prey on pigeons and doves; esp. (British) the goshawk, A. gentilis, and the sparrowhawk, A. nisus, and (North American) the sharp-shinned hawk, A. striatus, and Cooper's hawk, A. cooperii. Now historical.The American hawks were so named from their former prey, the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, which is now extinct. 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 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Accipiter > accipiter nisus (sparrowhawk) sparhawkc725 sperverc1330 musketa1398 sparrow-hawk1548 pigeon hawk1731 chickenhawk?a1775 keelie1808 spier-hawk?c1810 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Accipiter > accipiter striatus (sharp-shinned hawk) pigeon hawk1731 sharp-shinned hawk1872 sharpshin1912 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 426 Accipiter Plumbaris, the Pigeon Hawk, somewhat resembling ours, only it hath four white Lines cross its Tail. 1772 J. Rutty Ess. Nat. Hist. Dublin I. 297 The Pigeon Hawk or Goshawk..is said to breed in Ireland's Eye. 1831 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 467 The Pigeon Hawk does not, I believe, raise its young within the United States, but somewhere farther to the north. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 528 Accipiter fuscus, Sharp-shinned Hawk, ‘Pigeon’ Hawk, so-called, but not to be confounded with Falco columbarius. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 136 Sparrow-Hawk..also called..Pigeon hawk. 1952 Amer. Speech 29 233 Because they preyed, or were thought to prey, on the wild pigeon [sc.passenger pigeon], a number of kinds of hawks received the name pigeon hawk. 1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 61/2 Pigeon hawk, former vernacular name in England for the goshawk, sparrowhawk, peregrine falcon and merlin. 2. North American. The merlin, Falco columbarius. Now rare.Despite the statement in quot. 1999 at sense 1, there is little evidence that the name was formerly used in this sense in Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco columbarius (merlin) merlina1382 esalon1572 merlin hawk1572 stone falcon1656 stone hawk1736 pigeon hawka1782 a1782 T. Jefferson Notes State of Virginia (1788) 72 Falco columbarius..Pigeon hawk. 1810 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. II. 107 Pigeon Hawk. Falco columbarius... The flocks of Robins and Pigeons are honored with..attentions from this marauder. 1874 Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 10 9 Hypotriorchis columbarius..Pigeon Hawk. Rather frequent. Generally distributed. 1923 W. L. Dawson Birds California IV. 1630 There is an air of indefinable quality and power about the diminutive Pigeon Hawk... Himself not larger than a full-sized pigeon, the Hawk sometimes pursues a Mourning Dove with relentless fury. 1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide to Birds (ed. 2) 73 Sparrow Hawk (Kestrel) and Pigeon Hawk (Merlin) are smaller, hardly larger than Robin. 1965 M. L. Grossman & J. Hamlet Birds of Prey of World 399 The Old World Merlins are generally comparable in coloring to the Pigeon Hawks of central and western parts of North America. 1977 J. Bull & J. Farrand Audubon Soc. Field Guide Birds N. Amer.: Eastern Region 682 This northern species, formerly called ‘Pigeon Hawk’, is best known as a migrant along our larger rivers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas pigeon hawk sharp-shinned hawk n. U.S. a small species ( Accipiter fuscus) with extremely slender shanks, also called pigeon hawk.extracted from hawkn.¹ < n.1731 as lemmas
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pigeon hawkn.

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