pigeon hawk

noun

1. merlin.

pigeon hawk

noun

1. the North American variety of the merlin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pigeon hawk¹

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

While we are still advancing, a Pigeon Hawk darts over our heads, going straight for the oasis.

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It was a pigeon hawk, and these little marauders are very saucy.

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The Pigeon Hawk went forth, confident that she should be successful.

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Two near relatives, inhabiting both the old and the new worlds, are the pigeon-hawk and sparrow-hawk.

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The habits of this species, which seems to have quite a limited range, are precisely like those of the Pigeon Hawk.

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