Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kestrel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied
to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and
spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and
{stannel}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind
of hawk. ``Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with
hawks.'' --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kestrel
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American
kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
2: small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
[syn: {Falco tinnunculus}]
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