osprayt

An obsolete form of osprey. osprey (os'prā), n. [Formerly also ospray; also ospring, o pringer (appar. simulating spring ); osprey fraie (> E. orfray, q. v.), Osprey (Pandion haliaëtus). large hawk, nearly or quite 2 feet long, and 44 feet in extent of wings, of a dark Vandyke brown above, the feathers more or le laced with white, the head, neck, and under parts white, with blackish streaks on the crown, a blackish postocular stripe on the nape, and the breast more or le covered with dusky spots. The coloration varies much in the relative amounts of light and dark colors, and the young are darker than the old birds. The feet are very large and roughly granulated, and the talons of size; the outer toe is versatile. The builds a bulky nest in a tree, on a rock, or on the ground, and the nests sometimes acquire enormous dimensions from yearly repairs and additions. The eggs, two or three in number, average about 2.5 by 1.75 inches in size, and are usually heavily marked with various shades of browns and reds. The fish-hawk, as its name implies, feeds on fish, which it catches by plunging from on the wing. Also called fishing -hawk, fishing -eagle. I will provide thee of a princely osprey. But (oh Jove!) your actions, Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, Subdue before they touch. Peele, Battle of Alcazar, ii. 3. Fletcher (and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, 1. 1.