caracaran.
Name for the South American birds of the Polyborinæ, an aberrant sub-family of the Falconidæ, with affinities toward the Vultures.
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caracara1838
carrancha1839
1838 Penny Cycl. X. 168 Marcgrave was the first to introduce into Europe the name of Caracara, the vulgar appellation of the bird in Brazil, derived from its hoarse and peculiar cry.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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