hawk

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


This common English bird-name isapplied in Australia to many species – – Brown-Hawk – – Hieracadiea orientalis, Sehl.

♣ Crested-H. – – Baza subcristata, Gould.

♣ Eagle-H. – – Another name for Wedge-tailed Eagle. (See Eagle and Eagle-hawk.)

♣ Fish-H. – – Another name for Osprey. (See Fish-hawk.)

♣ Gos-H. – – Astur approximans, V. and H.

♣ Grey Gos-H. – – A. cinereus, Vieill.

♣ Lesser Gos-H. – – A. cruentus, Gould.

♣ Lesser White Gos-H. – – A. leucosomus, Sharpe.

♣ Red Gos-H. – – A. radiatus, Lath.

♣ Sparrow-H. – – Accipiter cirrhocephalus, Vieill.

♣ Striped Brown-H. – – Hieracidea berigora, V. and H. [See Berigora.]

♣ Swamp-H. [See harrier.]

♣ White Gos-H. – – Astur novae-hollandiae, Gm.

See also Nankeen-Hawk, and Night-Hawk.

In New Zealand, the varieties appear in the quotation,1889.

1888. W. L. Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 206:

[A complete description.]

1889. Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'p. 117:

«Of the three species recognized, two, the quail-hawk ( HarpaNovae Zealandiae) and the bush-hawk ( H. ferox) [orsparrow-hawk], belong to a genus peculiar to New Zealand.» [The third is the New Zealand harrier, Circus Gouldi,also found in Australia.]

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

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