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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small hawk (Accipiter striatus) of North and Central America that has short rounded wings and a rusty breast and preys on other birds.
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- noun The smallest
hawk to reside inUSA andCanada , which preys onsongbirds ,Accipiter striatus
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