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: an eagle (Aquila verreauxii), of southern Africa having the lower back and rump white and the rest of the plumage black

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“Vulturine eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulturine%20eagle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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