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Definition of Honey buzzard
1. Noun. Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles.
Definition of Honey buzzard
1. Noun. A bird of prey in the family ''Accipitridae''; ''Pernis apivorus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honey Buzzard
Literary usage of Honey buzzard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1847)
"On the Habits of the honey buzzard in Confinement. By GORDON Jos. FORSTER, Esq.
The honey buzzard now in my possession was wounded in the wing, ..."
2. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1851)
"... it has been well observed by Mr. Macgillivray that the term 'honey buzzard'
should be set aside for 'Bee Hawk,' as the bird does not feed on the honey, ..."
3. A History of British Birds by William YARRELL, Howard Saunders, Alfred Newton (1874)
"Tarsi short, half-plumed, the rest reticulated; toes of moderate length and
strength; the claws slender and only slightly curved. THE HONEY-BUZZARD is a ..."
4. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"honey buzzard, Br. ZooL 1. No. 56.—Id. fol. 67- t. A. 4. and A. + 4- —Lath. Syn.
1. p. 52—Sup. p. 14—A/bin. 1. t. 2—Mont. Ornith. Diet. Arct. ZooL 2. p. ..."
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