sharp-shinned hawk

[ shahrp-shind ]

/ ˈʃɑrpˌʃɪnd /

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noun

a North American hawk, Accipiter striatus, having extremely slender legs, a bluish-gray back, and a white, rusty-barred breast.

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Origin of sharp-shinned hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby sharp-shinned hawk

sharp-nosed, sharp practice, Sharps, Sharpsburg, sharp-set, sharp-shinned hawk, sharpshooter, sharp-sighted, sharp-tailed grouse, sharp-tailed sparrow, sharptail mola

How to use sharp-shinned hawk in a sentence

A small Falcon, similar to the Sharp-shinned Hawk, but a much darker and stouter built bird.
Western Bird Guide|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher
The sparrow might as well dodge its own shadow as to dodge the sharp-shinned hawk.
Riverby|John Burroughs
The sparrow hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk may visit the vicinity to feed upon the other feeders.
Bird Day; How to prepare for it|Charles Almanzo Babcock
Hawks are quite common; among those generally seen are the long tailed grouse-hawk, the sparrow hawk, and the sharp-shinned hawk.
The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James

These included the peregrine falcon, sharp-shinned hawk, and Cooper's hawk.
Conservation Reader|Harold W. Fairbanks