eagle-hawk

a large aggressive Australian eagle, Aquila audax Also called: wedge-tailed eagle

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Eagle-hawk, a name sometimes applied to small South American eagles (genus Morphnus), with short wings and long legs.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
Among the Wurunjerri, the names employed are Bunjil and Waang, which designate the eagle-hawk and the crow.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim
It is also the eagle-hawk and the crow which have given their names to the two phratries of the Ngarigo and the Wolgal.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim
The relation between the Australian supernatural being Bunjil (or Punjil) and the eagle-hawk is not clear.

Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell Toy

Now this name Bun-jel means "eagle-hawk," and the eagle-hawk is a totem among certain stocks.

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 |Andrew Lang