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fishing eagle
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
the osprey, Pandion haliaetus.
See: fish-hawk
Quotations
1795
Eagles of several sorts are found in the country bordering on Hudson's Bay during the Summer; but none, except the common brown Fishing Eagle, ever frequent the Northern parts.
1963
Hector was fascinated by the great fishing eagles--as he called the ospreys--perched on the tops of dead trees. . . .
2
See bald eagle 1958 quote.
Quotations
1853
Had it been a fishing eagle--such as the bald-head--the case would have been different, for these last . . . taste rank and disagreeable.