Montagu's harrier

/ ˈmɒntəˌɡjuːz /

noun

1. a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Montagu's harrier¹

C19: named after Col. George Montagu (1751–1815), British naturalist

Example Sentences

The naturalist and TV presenter said rare species were being targeted, and hunters were even shooting Montagu's harrier birds on the ground at night.

From BBC

Chris Packham, who is in Malta, said rare species were being targeted, and hunters were even shooting Montagu's harrier birds on the ground at night.

From BBC

The next day, as is often the case, hardly a passage-bird was to be seen, and my bag only contained a pair of Grey Phalaropes, and a female Montagu's Harrier.

From Project Gutenberg

We also found to-day, on the marismas of Guadalete, two nests of the Montagu's Harrier, each with five or six eggs, mere outlines of broken twigs arranged on the bare soil, one among low scrub, the other in the corn.

From Project Gutenberg

Occasionally, where there was much water, we have found the Montagu's Harrier also nesting in brushwood, three or four feet above the ground.

From Project Gutenberg