windhover

Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zool.)
   A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied
   to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and
   spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and
   {stannel}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
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   Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind
         of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with
         hawks." --Bacon.
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Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one
   spot.] (Zool.)
   The kestrel; -- called also {windbibber}, {windcuffer},
   {windfanner}. [Prov. Eng.]
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