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Definition of Accipiters
1. accipiter [n] - See also: accipiter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accipiters
Literary usage of Accipiters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"I kno\v of fifty-six species occurring on both sides of the Andes of Ecuador,
excluding all highflying accipiters and all species ranging north of Panama. ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"... which are like those of the two smaller accipiters, only fainter. He has also
given the Red-shoulder much too strong under-tail bars. ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1838)
"Of the above order there are two new accipiters, one new species of Circus, one
Milvus, and a Strix. ..."
4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"... often used as nesting platforms by several owls and accipiters (table 8.3).
Approximately 25 to 30% of these raptors normally nest in witches' brooms. ..."
5. New English Canaan: Notes & Text by Thomas Morton (2000)
"Yet, European Goshawks are bigger than New England's (210): Morton may mean
various accipiters then, the white-breasted and red-thighed breeds of North ..."
6. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Other potential predators in forests include several species of forest owls,
accipiters and American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). ..."
7. At the North of Bearcamp Water: Chronicles of a Stroller in New England from by Frank Bolles (1893)
"... the dangerous accipiters, so ruthless in their raids upon poultry and small
birds; and the low- flying, graceful, mouse-hunting marsh hawk, ..."
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