red-shouldered hawk

red-shoul·dered hawk

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noun red-shouldered hawk a North American hawk, Buteo lineatus, having rufous shoulders. 1
noun red-shouldered hawk a dark-colored, North American hawk (Buteo lineatus) having a reddish patch on each shoulder and thick bands of white on the tail feathers 0

before 1805

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An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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