DCHP-1 Online
fishing eagle 
1 the osprey, Pandion haliaetus.
See also: fish-hawk
- 1795 (1911) Eagles of several sorts are found in the country bordering on Hudson's Bay during the Summer; but none, except the common brown Fishing Eagle, ever frequent the Northern parts.
- 1963 Hector was fascinated by the great fishing eagles--as he called the ospreys--perched on the tops of dead trees. . . .
2 See bald eagle 1958 quote.
See also: bald eagle fish-eagle (def. 1)
- 1853 Had it been a fishing eagle--such as the bald-head--the case would have been different, for these last . . . taste rank and disagreeable.
- 1795 (1911) Eagles of several sorts are found in the country bordering on Hudson's Bay during the Summer; but none, except the common brown Fishing Eagle, ever frequent the Northern parts.