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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a chestnut spot on the top of the head: specifically said of the rusty-crowned falcon, Falco (Tinnunculus) sparverius. See sparrow-hawk.
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“These are the turkey vulture, the black vulture, the little rusty-crowned falcon, the pigeon hawk, slate-coloured hawk, red-tailed buzzard, American horned owl, little American owl, and five other species of falcons.”
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
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