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from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology: A subfamily of Falconidæ, including hawks of such genera as Accipiter and Astur.
- In Nitzsch's classification of birds, same as
Accipitres or Raptores of authors in general. Other forms are Accipitrina, Accipitrini.
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