Hypertext Webster Gateway: "windhover"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one
spot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The kestrel; -- called also {windbibber}, {windcuffer},
{windfanner}. [Prov. Eng.]
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