兄鷂このり

noun

musket; male Eurasian sparrowhawk

Rare ornithological term for the male Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). In modern Japanese, the species is more commonly referred to as ハイタカ, and the male specifically as コノリ or 兄鷂 in specialized contexts.

See also: 鷂

• 兄この鷂りは、ハイタカの雄おすを指さす古ふるい呼よび名なである。

  兄鷂 is an old name for the male Eurasian sparrowhawk.