Red-tailed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Red-tailed \Red"-tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a.
     Having a red tail.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Red-tailed hawk} (Zool.), a large North American hawk
        ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red.


        Called also {hen hawck}, and {red-tailed buzzard}.
        [1913 Webster]