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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). (credit: Alan Carey)

Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter. The term is often applied to other birds in the Accipitridae family (including buzzards, harriers, and kites) and sometimes to certain falcons. Hawks usually eat small mammals, reptiles, and insects but occasionally kill birds. There is often no difference in plumage between sexes. Hawks are found on the six major continents. Most nest in trees, but some nest on the ground or on cliffs. True hawks (accipiters) can usually be distinguished in flight by their long tails and short, rounded wings. They are exemplified by the 12-in (30-cm) sharp-shinned hawk (A. striatus), gray above with fine rusty barring below, found throughout much of the New World. goshawk, sparrow hawk.

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verb

To travel about selling goods: huckster, peddle, vend. See transactions.

n. a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs: severe limits were put on the peace plan by party hawks. Compare with dove.

hawkish adj. hawkishly adv. hawkishness n. hawklike adj.

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A flat piece of metal or wood used by plasterers to carry plaster or mortar; held by a wooden handle on the underside.

An economic policy advisor who has a negative view toward inflation and its effects on society.

Also known as "inflation hawk".

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Hawks carefully monitor and control economic inflation through interest-rate adjustments and monetary-policy controls. In general, hawkish investors prefer higher interest rates in order to maintain reduced inflation.

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To watch someone "like a hawk" is to suggest that suspicions are aroused and caution is advised. The hawk is also a high-flying regal messenger and symbolizes keen eyesight.

Bird of prey in the subfamily Accipitridae. Includes genera of Accipiter (goshawk and European sparrowhawk). The unrelated American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius) is a member of the falcon family.

• Other land birds
• Birds of prey
• Miscellaneous Tools, Objects, and Supplies - hawk: small, square board on handle, used to hold mortar or plaster
• Politicians and Activists - hawk: supporter of military action as political solution
• Soldiers and Military Life - hawk: person supporting war as national policy
• Security and Defense - hawk: supporter of warlike defense posture
• Commerce and Trade - hawk: (vb) sell goods in public, esp. by shouting advertisements
• Speech Sounds and Noises - hawk: clear throat noisily
• Descriptions of Sounds

For other uses, see hawk (disambiguation) and hawks (disambiguation).

Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes

The term hawk can be used in several ways:

• In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, the Sharp-shinned Hawk and others. These are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity, hunting by sudden dashes from a concealed perch.
• More generally (especially in North America) to mean falcons or small to medium-sized members of the Accipitridae—the family which includes the "true hawks" as well as eagles, kites, harriers and buzzards.
• Loosely, to mean almost any bird of prey outside of the order Strigiformes (owls).

Immature Northern Goshawk with fresh kill

Hawk sighted in Toronto in front of the Fields Institute.

The common names of birds in various parts of the world often use hawk in the second sense. For example, the Osprey or "fish hawk"; or, in North America, the various Buteo species (e.g., the Red-tailed Hawk, B. jamaicensis).

In February 2005, the Canadian ornithologist Louis Lefebvre announced a method of measuring avian "IQ" in terms of their innovation in feeding habits.^[1] Hawks were named among the most intelligent birds based on his scale. Hawks are widely reputed to have visual acuity several times that of a normal human being. This is due to the many photoreceptors in the retina (up to 1,000,000 per square mm for Buteo, against 200,000 for humans), an exceptional number of nerves connecting these receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the central portion of the visual field.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ EurekAlert! Public News List:Bird IQ test takes flight - Dr. Lefebvre's AAAS presentation - Feeding innovations and forebrain size in birds (Monday, February 21, 2005)Part of the symposium: Mind, Brain and Behavior
2. ^ "Hawks". Avianweb.com. http://www.avianweb.com/hawks.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 
3. ^ Kirschbaum, Kari. "Family Accipitridae". AnimalDiversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Accipitridae.html. Retrieved 2010-01-30. 

External links

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - høg, bedrager, falskspiller
v. intr. - jage (med falk)
v. tr. - jage, jage med falk

idioms:

• watch someone like a hawk    overvåge nogen som en høg

2.
v. intr. - drive gadehandel, sjakre
v. tr. - falbyde

idioms:

• hawk around    falbyde til højre og venstre

3.
v. intr. - rømme sig
v. tr. - harke
n. - rømmen, harken

4.
n. - mørtelbræt, kalkbræt

Nederlands (Dutch)
havik, valk, kalkbord, hebzuchtig persoon, oplichter, colporteren, venten, verspreiden, met valken jagen, aanvallen, zijn keel schrapen iemand goed in de gaten houden

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Zool) faucon, (fig) personne agressive, (Pol) faucon
v. intr. - chasser (qch) au faucon, cracher

idioms:

• watch someone like a hawk    ne pas lâcher qn des yeux

2.
v. intr. - colporter
v. tr. - colporter (porte-à-porte)

idioms:

• hawk around    colporter, vendre

3.
v. intr. - se racler la gorge
v. tr. - se racler la gorge
n. - raclement

4.
n. - (Tech) taloche (du plâtrier)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Falke, Halsabschneider, Kriegsbefürworter
v. - jagen, mit dem Falken jagen

idioms:

• watch someone like a hawk    jmdn. aufmerksam beobachten

2.
v. - hausieren, feilbieten

idioms:

• hawk around    mit etwas hausieren

3.
v. - sich räuspern, Schleim auswerfen, Schleim hochziehen im Hals
n. - Räuspern

4.
n. - Mörtelbrett

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) γεράκι, (μτφ.) απατεώνας, (καθομ.) (πολιτικός) ιέραξ, πολεμοχαρής
v. - πουλώ με καροτσάκι, διαδίδω, λιανοπουλώ στη γύρα, κάνω τον μικροπωλητή, κυνηγώ με γεράκι

idioms:

• hawk around    πουλώ με καροτσάκι, διαδίδω, λιανοπουλώ στη γύρα, κάνω τον μικροπωλητή
• watch someone like a hawk    παρακολουθώ κάποιον σαν αρπακτικό

Italiano (Italian)
vendere per la strada, raschiarsi la gola, falco

idioms:

• hawk around    vendere da porta a porta
• watch someone like a hawk    tener d'occhio qualcuno attentamente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falcão (m) (Ornit.) (Zool.), embusteiro (m) (fig.), pigarro (m), desempenadeira (f) (Téc.), mascate (m)
v. - caçar com falcões, atacar como falcão, limpar a garganta sonoramente, apregoar mercadorias gritando na rua

idioms:

• hawk around    sair vendendo pelas ruas
• watch someone like a hawk    observar com olhos penetrantes

Русский (Russian)
хищная птица, сокол, обманщик, охотиться с соколом, хватать добычу на лету, откашливать, торговать вразнос, распространять сплетни

idioms:

• hawk around    распространять сплетни
• watch someone like a hawk    высматривать кого-л. как ястреб

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - halcón, buitre, persona agresiva
v. intr. - cazar con alcones
v. tr. - cazar como el halcón

idioms:

• watch someone like a hawk    vigilar a uno estrechamente

2.
v. intr. - cargar mercadería para vender
v. tr. - vender por las calles, pregonar, vender de puerta en puerta

idioms:

• hawk around    vender, promocionar

3.
v. intr. - carraspear, aclarar la voz, aclarar la garganta
v. tr. - hacer un esfuerzo por aclarar la garganta
n. - sonido fuerte que se hace al aclarar la garganta

4.
n. - llana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hök (äv. polit.), falk, krigshetsare, LSD-brukare el. -försäljare
v. - idka falkjakt, anfalla, sprida (skvaller e.d.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 鹰, 隼, 骗子, 贪婪的家伙, 鹰派人物, 主战派成员, 放鹰行猎

idioms:

• hawk around    散播消息
• watch someone like a hawk    非常注视...

2. 清嗓, 咳出

3. 放鹰行猎, 捕捉, 鹰, 隼, 骗子, 贪婪的家伙, 鹰派人物, 主战派成员

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 放鷹行獵
v. tr. - 捕捉
n. - 鷹, 隼, 騙子, 貪婪的傢伙, 鷹派人物, 主戰派成員

2.
n. - 鷹, 隼, 騙子, 貪婪的傢伙, 鷹派人物, 主戰派成員
v. intr. - 放鷹行獵

idioms:

• hawk around    散播消息
• watch someone like a hawk    非常注視...

3.
v. intr. - 清嗓
v. tr. - 咳出

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 매, 사기꾼, 외야수
v. intr. - 매사냥을 하다, 매를 부리다
v. tr. - 습격하다, 사냥감을 덮치다

2.
v. intr. - 알리며 다니다, 행상하다
v. tr. - 행상하다, 외치며 팔다, 퍼뜨리고 다니다

idioms:

• hawk around    (입에서) ~이 쏟아지기 전에 먹어 없애다

3.
v. intr. - 헛기침을 하다, 기침을 하여 가래를 내뱉다
v. tr. - 기침을 하여 가래를 내뱉다, 기침을 해서 내뱉다
n. - 기침소리, 헛기침

4.
n. - 석고 세공인이 사용하는 흙받기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タカ, タカ派の人, 強欲な人, タカ派
v. - 呼び売りする, 触れ回る

idioms:

• hawk around    行商してまわる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صقر أو باز, لوحه الطيان يحمل عليها الطين أثناء العمل, تتنخع لأخراج البلغم من الحلق (فعل) يصيد مستعينا بصقر, يحلق كالصقر, يتنخع, يصيد كالصقر أثناء الطيران, ينادي على بضاعته متجولا في الشوارع يراقب فلانا ببصر حاد مثل الصقر بحيث لا يفوته شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נץ, אדם תאב-בצע‬
v. intr. - ‮צד בעזרת נץ, תקף כמו נץ‬
v. intr. - ‮עסק ברוכלות‬
v. tr. - ‮הכריז על סחורתו בקול, הפיץ שמועות, עשה פרסומת לסחורתו‬
v. intr. - ‮כחכח בגרונו (ברעש)‬
v. tr. - ‮צד בעזרת נץ‬
n. - ‮כחכוח‬
n. - ‮לוח-טייחים‬

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