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Webster 1913 Edition
Roughleg
Rough′legˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus
Archibuteo
, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough-legged hawk
, and rough-legged buzzard
. ☞ The best known species is
Archibuteo lagopus
of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (Sancti-johannis
). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (Archibuteo ferrugineus
) inhabits Western North America.