Bateleur
a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
Historical Examples
There shrieked the great “Caffre eagle,” and side by side with him the short-tailed and singular “bateleur.”
The Bush Boys Captain Mayne Reid
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