[DOC] [TLE] Turkey vulture - Wikipedia [PAR] The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), also known in some North American regions 
as the turkey ... The turkey vulture received its common name from the 
resemblance of the adult's bald red ... of the male wild turkey, while the name "
vulture" is derived from the Latin word vulturus, ..... Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons 
of the World. [DOC] [TLE] Birds of Prey: Facts: Types of Raptors (Science Trek: Idaho Public ... [PAR] The word raptor is derived from "rapere," a Latin word which means to seize or 
capture. ... The raptors that live in or visit our state include owls, vultures, and 
hawks (falcons, ... American kestrel; Gyrfalcon*; Merlin*; Peregrine falcon; Prairie 
falcon ... The only one of these species to be found in our area is the turkey 
vulture. [DOC] [TLE] Bird of Prey Glossary - Delaware Valley Raptor Center [PAR] Nov 10, 2002 ... BIRD OF PREY: A general term applied to eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, and to 
the ... usually hunt for their food (although many will eat carrion if it is ... to the 
buteos and in the U.S. to vultures such as the turkey vulture. ... The term is based 
on the Latin word for "third," and stems from the fact that male hawks... [DOC] [TLE] Article #4 - WHAT'S A BUZZARD? - Wingmasters [PAR] Yet the section on the three North American accipiters (sharp-shinned hawk, ... 
Nor is the word buzzard used in the book's descriptions of the turkey vulture and 
... Old common names tended to describe a bird's behavior as humans viewed it, 
... relies chiefly on dead languages like Latin and classical Greek to form words. [DOC] [TLE] ANR-193 - Alabama Cooperative Extension System [PAR] Except for vultures, raptors (or birds of prey), hunt ... The two groups of raptors are 
hawks and owls:  Hawks ... animals eat more than one type of food. ... greater 
amounts of DDT being applied to an area because ..... bird is common throughout 
the southern United States. ... The word kite comes from the Latin word cyta, the. [DOC] [TLE] languagehat.com : MOOSE/ELK II. [PAR] Oct 27, 2008 ... The term moose used in North American English is a loan from Eastern ... In 
British English, moose are called elk, a word that goes back to Proto-Indo-
European. ... carrion feeders applied to a swift, efficient hunter like a red-tail hawk
. ... to a [collective noun] of turkey vultures, who love to ride the thermals... [DOC] [TLE] Bird Names  Ornithology [PAR] The European Buzzard is similar to the North American Red-tailed Hawk, so you 
... the name Margaret or Meg was applied to a chattering old woman gossip 
and ... The derivation of many common bird names are based upon such things 
as size, ... Romans referred to small greenish birds as vireos, after the Latin word 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Birds of Prey - Unitus.org [PAR] Norma Jean Venable is a natural resources specialist with .... Owls, hawks, and 
hawklike birds including vultures ... raptors, a Latin word ... The type of prey 
consumed differs according ... usually consist of fur, feathers, bones, teeth, ..... 
term applied by early settlers who thought ... (and the United States), turkey 
vultures are. [DOC] [TLE] Guidelines for Raptor Conservation - Ministry of Environment [PAR] Feb 3, 2013 ... is a companion document to Develop with Care 2012: .... 10.1 Turkey Vulture (
Cathartes aura) . ..... Raptors are predatory birds including eagles, hawks, falcons
, and owls. ... raptor is from the Latin word rapere meaning to take by force. ... 
An example is the Bald Eagle, which commonly kills birds and fish,. [DOC] [TLE] Folk-lore of Shakespeare: Chapter VI. Birds [PAR] 1), a play is intended upon the words, and that in the second line, "buzzard" ... In 
Northamptonshire, we find a proverb, "I'm between a

Question: From the Latin for a type of hawk, it's the word commonly applied in the U.S. to a turkey vulture
Answer: a buzzard