broad-winged hawk

American  

[brawd-wingd] / ˈbrɔdˌwɪŋd /

noun

1. an American hawk, Buteo platypterus, dark brown above and white barred with rufous below.

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Etymology

Origin of broad-winged hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

“Here, you may find a ruby–throated hummingbird, broad-winged hawk and white-eyed vireo all in one tree.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2016

Schlesinger asks, his eyes absorbing the graceful arcs of a broad-winged hawk, his mind back on Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

Far away through the spaces of the rafters I saw a pair of wheeling buzzards and, under them, in lesser circles, a broad-winged hawk.

From Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists by Ashmun, Margaret

Once, when I was climbing up to the nest of a broad-winged hawk, the young took fright and launched out in the air, coming to the ground only a few rods away.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John