Găv'i-lan, n.

noun

n. [Sp. gavilan, Pg. gavião, a sparrow-hawk. Cf. Prov. It. gavinel, ganivel, a sparrow-hawk, Pr. gavonh, a certain bird of prey, It. gabbiano, sea-gull, sea-mew, Lat. gavia, sea-mew.] (Ornith.) A species of hawk in the Philippine Isles, having the back and wings yellow, and the belly white.