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Eagle :: Eagle (n.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the

Shahin :: Shahin (n.) A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.

Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..

Gyrfalcon :: Gyrfalcon (n.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter..

Gentile-falcon :: Gentile-falcon (n.) See Falcon-gentil.

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

Tiercelet :: Tiercelet (n.) The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk..

Cryer :: Cryer (n.) The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.

Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.

Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.

Lanneret :: Lanneret (n. m.) A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon..

Peregrine :: Peregrine (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.

Lugger :: Lugger (n.) An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon..

Falcongentil :: Falcongentil (n.) The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).

Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

Hobby :: Hobby (n.) A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking..

Hawker :: Hawker (n.) A falconer.

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