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marsh hawk

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marsh hawk
n.
See northern harrier.
marsh hawk
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the usual US and Canadian name for the hen harrier
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Noun1.marsh hawkmarsh hawk - common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
Circus cyaneus, hen harrier, northern harrier
genus Circus, Circus - a genus of haws comprising the harriers
harrier - hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals


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The sun sets on some retired meadow, where no house is visible, with all the glory and splendor that it lavishes on cities, and perchance as it has never set before--where there is but a solitary marsh hawk to have his wings gilded by it, or only a musquash looks out from his cabin, and there is some little black-veined brook in the midst of the marsh, just beginning to meander, winding slowly round a decaying stump.
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