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Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

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Any scavenging bird such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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(often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.

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A blockhead; a dunce.

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A score of two over par (for one hole)

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Examples of buzzards in a Sentence

There are red squirrels in the woods and buzzards are a frequent sight in the skies above.

Raucous Stellar Jays squawked their encouragement while buzzards circling over­head seemed to keep out a careful eye for fallen bikers.

The birds are similar to those of central Europe; in the mountains vultures, eagles, buzzards, kites, falcons and hawks are found.

The great kori bustard, the koorhan, turkey buzzards (known as insingisi), wild duck, and paauw are among the game birds.

By some authors it is referred to the eagles, by others to the buzzards, and by others again to the hawks; but possibly the first of these alliances is the most likely to be true.

The Park consists of about 265 acres of undulating land with natural woods and rocks, traversed by a gorge cut by Rock Creek, a tributary of the Potomac. The river and gorge extend into the country far beyond the Park, and in addition to the animals that have been introduced, there are many wild creatures living in their native freedom, such as musk rats in the creek, grey squirrels, crested cardinals and turkey buzzards.

In the northern mountains the ptarmigan is common, and like other creatures assumes a white winter dress; ducks and other water-fowl frequent the lakes; the golden eagle, certain buzzards and owls are found, and among smaller birds the Lappland bunting (Plectrophanes laponicus) may be mentioned.

Among the birds, of which 172 species are described by Mr Swinhoe in his paper in The Ibis (1870), there are eagles, notably a new species Spilornis Rutherfordi, buzzards, harriers, kites, owls, goatsuckers and woodpeckers.

Hawks and turkey buzzards are common types of the larger birds, and the wild turkey, prairie chicken and quail are the principal game birds.

Common among birds of prey are owls, hawks and kites, and there are many turkey buzzards.

Among game-birds there are a few wild turkeys, wild geese and bob-white (locally " partridge "), and greater numbers of grouse and various ducks; among song-birds the robin, bluebird and mocking-bird are common; and there are also woodpeckers, whippoorwills, blackbirds, hawks, owls, crows and buzzards.

When they are not soaring aloft buzzards are commonly seen sitting motionless on a telegraph pole or bare branch.

Perhaps that is why we rarely see buzzards eating we're not up early enough!

The birds at Karlovo were truly spectacular in bright early morning sunshine, along with a very pale Rough-legged buzzard and several Common Buzzards.

I SEEM to be spotting more buzzards this year than ever before while out and about on rambles.

We circled like a pair of mountain buzzards toward thin wispy clouds that were forming at 4000ft.

Share your days with gentle deer, scampering squirrels, secretive badgers, soaring buzzards and hawks in the wild, private Leny glen.

The syrinx or lower larynx is the most interesting and absolutely avine modification, although absent as a voice-producing organ (probably due to retrogression) in most Ratitae, storks, turkey buzzards (Cathartes) and Steganopodes.

Cathartes, turkey buzzards, Sarcorhamphus gryphus, condor Gypagus papa, king vulture.

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