jackhalsvogel, noun

Forms:
Also jackalsvogel.
Origin:
South African Dutch.
obs.
The jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus.
1834 A. Smith Diary (1939) I. 137The Vultur frilous occurs here, many being seen to-day; also the Aquila vulturina, jackalsvogel.
1856 F.P. Fleming Sn Afr. 380Some time after..a ‘Jackall-vogel’s’ nest came to view, built on the top of a large tree, which grew out of the face of a perpendicular and lofty ‘krantz,’ or precipice.
1908 E. London Dispatch 4 Dec. 4Hear our jackhals-vogel and groote visch-vanger vociferously vaunting.
The jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus.
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