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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Accipitridae .
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Examples
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The Hyphaene palms to the west of the pans are nesting sites for, among others, the greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) and the palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis).
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This Gypohierax (Angolensis) is a very wild bird, flushed at 200 yards: I heard of, but I never saw, the Gwanyoni, which M. du Chaillu, (chapter xvi.) calls Guanionian, an eagle or a vulture said to kill deer.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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This Gypohierax (Angolensis) is a very wild bird, flushed at 200 yards: I heard of, but I never saw, the
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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a hornbill (_buceros_), all feathers and no flesh; a lean and lanky diver (_plotus_), some lovely little honeysuckers, a red oriole, a fine vulture (_Gypohierax angolensis_), and a grand osprey (_hali [oe] tus_), which even in the agonies of death would not drop his prey.
To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855
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