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Definition of Accipiter torquatus

Accipiter torquatus
Sparrow Spar"row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringillig[ae], having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. Sparrow owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Accipiter torquatus from wikipedia

- and still occurs as the name of the closely related ring ouzel (****us torquatus), and in water ouzel, an alternative name for the unrelated but superficially...
- Circus ****imilis Grey goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae Brown goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus Collared sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus Red goshawk, Erythrotriorchis...
- Circus buffoni Gray-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor Tiny hawk, Microspizias...
- steerei–winkleri, celebensis, philippensis–orientalis–ruficollis, and torquatus–ptilorhynchus–palawanensis. They proposed splitting the steerei–winkleri...
- Gray-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster (E-SA) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii (V) Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor Tiny...
- Circus buffoni Gray-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor Tiny hawk, Microspizias...
- Tiny hawk, Accipiter superciliosus (A) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor Mississippi...
- including the Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana), bicolored hawk (Accipiter bicolor), white-throated hawk, (Buteo albigula), and stripe-backed bittern...
- sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) (UN)(V) Gray-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824) NT Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus...
- blackbird, ****us merula Fieldfare, ****us pilaris (A) Ring ouzel, ****us torquatus (A) Black-throated thrush, ****us atrogularis (A) Red-throated thrush...