Passage-hawk
noun
1.
a young hawk during its first migration.
2.
Falconry. a hawk captured during its migration.
/ˈpæsɪdʒə/
noun
1.
a young hawk or falcon caught while on migration Compare eyas, haggard1 (sense 4)
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