khra

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ཁྲ
hawk [RY]

many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped, colored array, hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon [syn: bya khra dang, gyo, ba, ri bong za] [IW]

many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped, colored array, hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon * lie, stripes [IW]

eagle, butes hemilasius temminch et schlegel, cheat, hawk, falcon, sparrow-hawk, tribe in Tibet, lie, falsehood, liar, a naga king, letter, hawk, brightly [JV]

1) many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped. 2) colored array, multicolored. 3) hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon. Syn khra glag 4) a lie, false-hood, liar. 5) studded gems, jewelry. 5) to cheat; a falcon; hawks; stripped; a hawk [RY]

(sman)
1. khra or bya khra
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995)
Synonyms : ri bong za ('Jam-dpal) bya khra, 'dab chags dang ma, g.yo ba, skya khrag hor pa (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995)

bya khra ni/ ri bong za zer/ ne le nas chung ba sngo skya myur mgyogs mchu mig rkang gsum ser po/ sug pas ri bong zin par bgyid pa yin/ shel sgong las/ khra yi sgo ngas sa bon 'jig pa srung// zhes so// (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 242)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_062) rgya khra. 'Jam-dpal (print 242) bya khra. dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) ill. 801 bya khra

A medium-sized, Eurasian, bluish falcon. Wings in V-shape when flying low over open fields.

2. byi'u khra
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995)
Synonym : byi'u gsod pa'i khra (Jam-dpal), byes khra ? ('Phrin Las)

byi'u khrani/ bai sngon las/ byi'u gsod pa'i khra zhes pa/ bya khra las chung zhing skya smug go/ rgyud du/ mthus za ba'i byar bshad// (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 242)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_061) byes khra (33_051) khra'i sgo nga. 'Jam-dpal (print p 242) byi'u khra

A small hawk, often in quick hunting-flight. From woodland to farmland and urban areas.

'Jam-dpal describes the bya khra as smaller than 'ol ba (Black Kite), and byi'u khra as smaller than bya khra.
khra is a generic name in the falcon-like order (falcons, hawks, kestrels, merlins, harriers etc.), with few specific names, like 'ol ba for the Black Kite. (David Holler, Tibetbirds.com).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:07, 21 February 2024 (EST)