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	Harrier Hawk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Harrier Hawk, African Harrier Hawk or Gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a (Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals) bird of prey.
		Harrier Hawk breeds in most of (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africa south of the (The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa) Sahara.
		Harrier Hawk is omnivorous, eating the fruit of the (Pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils) Oil Palm as well as hunting vertebrates.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ha/Harrier_Hawk.htm (357 words)

	Harrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word Harrier when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.
		The Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter aircraft and derivatives;
		BAE Sea Harrier - Maritime strike/air defence fighter aircraft
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harrier (128 words)

	Northern Harrier
		- This long-winged, long-tailed hawk is usually seen gliding unsteadily over marshes with its wings held in a shallow V. The rump is white and the wing tips fl; the male has a pale grey back, head and breast and the female and young are brown above and streaked below.
		It is a usually silent bird but at the nest it utters a "kee-kee-kee-kee" or a sharp whistle.
		They lay 4 or 5 pale blue or white eggs on a mound of dead reeds and grass in a marsh or shrubby meadow.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/birds/harrier.htm (141 words)

	Marsh Hawk (DesertUSA)
		The female Harrier is larger than the male; hence, the female takes larger prey than the male.
		Northern Harriers hunt on the wing during the day cruising low over open fields or marshlands with their wings held in a V-like pattern.
		When prey is located, the Harrier either stalls in flight and pounces, or hovers like a helicopter for a better look, or a better listen.
	www.desertusa.com /mag99/june/stories/masrhawk.html (235 words)

	Marsh Harrier
		The Marsh Harriers are birds of prey of the harrier subfamily.
		The Western Marsh Harrier is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight.
		It is commonly found in suitable habitat anywhere in Australasia, particularly in the higher rainfall areas to the east, south-east, and south-west, of Australia and throughout New Zealand, but also in the tropical north of Australia, and the island groups to the east of the Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/marsh_harrier (446 words)

	Northern Harrier -- Hawk of the Marsh - DesertUSA
		Northern Harrier -- Hawk of the Marsh - DesertUSA
		Near the bullfrog ponds an immature Red-tailed Hawk flew from a concealed perch.
		As the Harrier flew away (it was either a juvenile or adult female), the magpies continued to harass the hawk.
	www.desertusa.com /mag99/june/stories/hawk1.html (516 words)

	Northern Harrier
		Northern Harrier: The nest, built mostly by the female, is made out of sticks and padded on the inside with grass.
		Harriers often nest in loose colonies of 15 to 20 individuals.
		Male harriers will contribute to the feeding of their offspring during the time they are in the nest.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/28/_/Northern_Harrier.aspx (832 words)

	African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kenya: Uncommon in woodland and forest edge, absent from the arid northern regions.
		This is a large hawk with extensive bare facial parts which change colour from yellow to a deep crimson shade.
		It has smallish feet for its size and has a very flexible tibio-tarsal joint which allows it to forage on the branches and trunks of trees.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /hhawk.htm (225 words)

	HGL - Harrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Harrier system is based upon the HGL DACQ 32200 real-time data acquisition engine which provides up to 32 channels of simultaneously sampled 16-bit digital data at sample rates between 1 kHz and 200 kHz (400 Hz - 80 kHz bandwidth).
		Harrier - housed in a Dolch FieldPak unit which allows a maximum of 32 channels of simultaneous data acquisition (8 channels max at 200 kHz, 16 channels at 100 kHz, all 32 at 50 kHz).
		The Harrier is supplied with built-in control software which allows either local or remote (network based) control of the operation of the system.
	www.hgl-dynamics.com /harrier.htm (687 words)

	Northern Harrier Hawk Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Northern Harrier Hawk, also known as the Marsh Hawk, is my favorite hawk species.
		Harriers get their name from their hunting method of flying low over the surface of fields in measured patterns.
		Small birds which make the mistake of flying at a Harrier's approach will be taken by the hawk flipping upside down in flight and impaling the bird's soft belly.
	www.neoperceptions.com /fauna/birds/scbirds/harrierhawk.htm (113 words)

	Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Species: Northern Harrier
		Adult male harriers have bright lemon yellow eyes; adult female's eyes are amber to pale yellow (by 5th year).
		Distribution: The northern harrier is the sole North American species from a worldwide cosmopolitan genus of 10 species.
		Nesting: Northern harriers are ground nesters, and build within patches of dense, often tall, vegetation in undisturbed areas.
	www.carolinaraptorcenter.org /n_harrier.php (405 words)

	harrier on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Un Harrier britannique, dimanche à Dubaï Les plus grands constructeurs d'avions civils et militaires sont en compétition p.
		Un AV-8 Harrier Jump sur le porte-avions américain Nassau le 30 janvier dans le Golfe Le Pentagone aurait l'intention de l.
		Un AV-8 Harrier Jump sur le porte-avions américain Nassau le 30 janvier dans le Golfe La communauté internationale se prép.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-harrie-brd.asp (390 words)

	Best northern harrier hawk information sites around (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We hope you have enjoyed the northern harrier hawk resources online directory, as much as we have enjoyed researching and compiling it for you.
		I thought it might be a northern harrier, but Jack Rensel identified it as a northern goshawk...
		and lesser yellowlegs, dunlin, fl-bellied plover and a northern harrier.
	hawk.research101-411.com /northern_harrier_hawk.html (431 words)

	Livid's Lividict - Harrier hawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		{Harrier hawk}(?), one of several species of American hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.
		(Zool.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}), and the hen harrier ({Circus cyaneus}).
		[1913 Webster] {Harrier hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of American hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.
	livid.3322.org /lookup/Harrier%20hawk.html (254 words)

	Harrier "Marsh" Hawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although the birds of prey known as harriers inhabit many regions of the world, the northern harrier, also known as the marsh hawk, is the only species of North America.
		Harriers fly low to the ground over open country, primarily marshlands and grasslands, hunting for mice, frogs, fish, and snakes.
		Harriers also occasionally eat other birds, leaving their natural habitat to raid nests in trees.
	www.kwic.com /~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/birds/harrier.htm (76 words)

	Marsh Hawks
		Also known as a harrier hawk or a northern harrier.
		Males are pale gray with white streaks and brown bars on the tail.
		This hawk was a visitor in the lowlands (prairies, valleys, marshes)
	www.geolit.org /rushranch/RR-birds_harrier.htm (142 words)

	harrier on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many authorities believe the harrier to be a descendant of hounds brought to England by the Normans.
		However, the dog we know today is most probably a bred-down version of the foxhound (see English foxhound), of which it is an exact replica except for its smaller size.
		The harrier was originally and still is used in packs to hunt hares.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/h1/harrie-dog.asp (527 words)

	Harrier article - Harrier English language vertical take-off landing Hawker Siddeley Harrier - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Harrier article - Harrier English language vertical take-off landing Hawker Siddeley Harrier - What-Means.com
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		Harrier article - Harrier definition - what means Harrier
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Harrier (140 words)

	Field Guide > Raptors and Owls > African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The African Harrier Hawk or "Gymnogene", as it is also known is found in forests, near wooded kloofs or stands of alien trees.
		The African Harrier Hawk is specially adapted to extracting food from holes and crevices in trees.
		The nest is a stick platform, about 75cm in diameter which is placed in the canopy of a tree or on a bush on a cliff face or in a small rock niche.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=98 (337 words)

	Flying lessons for Skye the harrier hawk - News - Whipsnade Wild Animal Park - ZSL
		Our one year old harrier hawk, Skye, has been practicing her airborne antics with keepers, who are training her for the very popular bird show at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
		Skye, who is just starting to get her blue, grey and brown adult plumage, is still quite shy, so her keepers walk her around the park to meet the public and build her confidence.
		Harrier hawks have an extraordinary way of feeding; they can hang upside-down from tree branches and use their long, double jointed legs and slender bill to steal eggs and young birds from weaver bird nests.
	www.zsl.org /whipsnade/news/whipsnade-news-story,11,NS.html (200 words)

	Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
		Circus: : From the Greek kirkos used by Aristotle to describe a hawk with circling flight.
		Harrier:: Refers to the flight pattern of the bird, seeming to harry, or harass its prey
		Adult male: pale gray head and upperparts; long tail with white rump patch; yellow legs; yellow eye; adult female and immature are brownish overall (with immature underparts a uniform rust brown) with long tail and white rump patch; adults and immature female eyes brown, immature male eyes gray.
	museum.utep.edu /chih/theland/animals/birds/harrier.htm (213 words)

	Circus macrourus
		The juvenile birds are almost as distinctive; their skinny shape and rufous colours are reminiscent of juvenile Montagu's Harriers but the head pattern, especially the broad, dark, half-collar around the nape is most striking.
		The dark ear patch on a Pallid Harrier continues far enough under the eye to connect up with the bill and is competely surrounded by a pale ring at the rear.
		In a Montagu's Harrier, the face pattern is less contrasting and the pale, not dark, moustachial area gives them a gentler expression.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Circus_macrourus.htm (379 words)

	Polyboroides radiatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The harrier is the second largest raptor in the park (after the extremely rare serpent eagle) with a grey head and back, fl wing tips, white belly with fl bars.
		The tail is fl with a white band across it, the tail's tip is rounded.
		Lemur predation is probably primarily on infants though an adult Propithecus skeleton was discovered under a harrier's nest.
	bibliofile.mc.duke.edu /gww/Berenty/Birds/Polyboroides-radiatus (205 words)

	LW1058 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Put these pictures in order from the picture of the youngest Harrier Hawk to the picture of the oldest.
		Write down two ways that the Harrier Hawk has changed from picture B to picture C.
		Write down two ways that the Harrier Hawk has changed from picture C to picture A.
	arb.nzcer.org.nz /nzcer3/SCIENCE/LIVING/1000-499/LW1058.htm?ao_title=LW1058 (184 words)

	Search Results for hawk - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Supported by part of the two tribes, Black Hawk contested the disposition of 50 million acres (20 million hectares) of territory that had supposedly been...
		large, long-winged hawk, about 65 cm (26 inches) long, that lives along seacoasts and larger interior waterways, where it catches fish.
		Includes game scores, statistics, and schedules from the current season; news and feature articles on Hawks players and events; e-mail, polls, and quizzes on the team and other topics; and current player profiles and statistics.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=hawk&ct= (443 words)

	Circus aeruginosus
		The Marsh Harrier is larger than other harriers, with broader wings, a shorter tail and showing no signs of a pale rump.
		Juvenile Marsh Harriers can appear completely dark brown but they usually show some pale plumage on the head giving them the nickname of cream-crowns.
		As male Marsh Harriers get older they acquire areas of grey until their plumage becomes a patchwork of brown in the body, grey in the wings and tail and fl at the wing tips.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Circus_aeruginosus.htm (294 words)

	Circus cyaneus
		Hen Harriers may glide slowly over the ground on V-shaped wings like Marsh Harriers but they are always smaller and slimmer.
		The male lacks the brown body of a Marsh Harrier and so looks almost completely grey, or even white, apart from the fl wing tips and the smoky trailing edge to the wing.
		Females or immatures are slimmer and noticeably longer in the wing than Marsh Harriers and have obvious white rumps.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Circus_cyaneus.htm (306 words)

	Find in a Library: Harrier, hawk of the marshes : the hawk that is ruled by a mouse
		Find in a Library: Harrier, hawk of the marshes : the hawk that is ruled by a mouse
		Harrier, hawk of the marshes : the hawk that is ruled by a mouse
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/bf69be8a9a5011bda19afeb4da09e526.html (61 words)

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