Falco subbuteo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Falco subbuteo
    n 1: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small
         birds [syn: {hobby}, {Falco subbuteo}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hobby \Hob"by\, n.; pl. {Hobbies}. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe,
   hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober
   to move, stir. Cf. {Hobby} a horse.] (Zool.)
   A small, strong-winged European falcon ({Falco subbuteo}),
   formerly trained for hawking. Hobby