Peale's falcon

noun
\ ˈpē(ə)lz-\

Definition of Peale's falcon

: a medium-sized hawk of western North America that constitutes a dark variety (Falco peregrinus pealei) of the duck hawk — compare peregrine falcon

History and Etymology for Peale's falcon

after Titian R. Peale †1885 American naturalist

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