Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
   busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
      the genus {Buteo} and related genera.

   Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe.
         The American species (of which the most common are {B.
         borealis}, {B. Pennsylvanicus}, and {B. lineatus}) are
         usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,
         or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on
         bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and
         reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus
         [ae]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and {Carrion
         buzzard}.

   {Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}.

   2. A blockhead; a dunce.

            It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
            be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
            buzzard.                              --Goldsmith.

Harpy \Har"py\, n.; pl. {Harpies}. [F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr.
   ?, from the root of ? to snatch, to seize. Gf. {Rapacious}.]
   1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and
      filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a
      vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger.
      Some writers mention two, others three.

            Both table and provisions vanished guite. With sound
            of harpies' wings and talons heard.   --Milton.

   2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.

            The harpies about all pocket the pool. --Goldsmith.

   3. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier ({Circus
          [ae]ruginosus}).
      (b) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged
          American eagle ({Thrasa["e]tus harpyia}). It ranges
          from Texas to Brazil.

   {Harpy bat} (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus {Harpyia} (esp.
          {H. cerphalotes}), having prominent, tubular nostrils.
      (b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat ({Harpiocephalus
          harpia}).

   {Harpy fly} (Zo["o]l.), the house fly.

Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
   {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]
   A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
   wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
   {marish}.]

   {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})
      with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
      flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.

   {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})
      having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
      marsh five-finger.

   {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)
   (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).
   (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
       marshes ({Iva frutescens}).

   {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).
      

   {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.

   {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses
      growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall
      {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very
      young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt
      hay.

   {Marsh harrier} (Zo["o]l.), a European hawk or harrier
      ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},
      {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.

   {Marsh hawk}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both
       America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
       with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse
       hawk}.
   (b) The marsh harrier.

   {Marsh hen} (Zo["o]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of
      fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water
      marshes.

   {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[ae]a} ( {A.
      officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and
      whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.

   {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.

   {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
      genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,
      growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.
      

   {Marsh quail} (Zo["o]l.), the meadow lark.

   {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.
      Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully
      astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also
      {sea lavender}.

   {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})
      found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.

   {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
      Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
      flowers.

   {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.

   {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.

   {Marsh wren} (Zo["o]l.), any species of small American wrens
      of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They
      chiefly inhabit salt marshes.

Source : WordNet®

Circus Aeruginosus
     n : Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: {marsh
         harrier}]