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falcon
falcon Widely distributed, hawk-like bird of prey, sometimes trained by man to hunt game. Falcons have keen eyesight, short hooked bills, long pointed wings, streamlined bodies, strong legs with hooked claws, and grey or brownish plumage with lighter markings. The females are much larger than the males. Falcons feed on insects, smaller birds, and small ground animals. They can kill on the wing, using their talons. They lay two to five brown-spotted white eggs, often in abandoned nests. Length: 15–64cm (6–25in). Family Falconidae.
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Falcon Investment Trust Plc - Annual Information Update.
PR Newswire UK Disclose; 1/2/2007; 700+ words
; Falcon Investment Trust plc Annual Information Update In accordance...appointed RIS. Date Company Announcement 04 Aug, Falcon Investment (FLN) Holding(s) in Company 2006 21 Jul, Falcon Investment (FLN) Redemption of Ordinary 2006 Shares...
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 "Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (IL)")
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Falcons are champions again!
Newspaper article from: Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (IL); 12/14/2006; 700+ words
; The Park Ridge Falcons won the American Youth Football League...to be just as good as they forced the Falcons to punt after two first downs. On the...Thomas ran over, through and around the Falcons for a 75-yard touchdown to make the...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Falcons 80-pound Gold racks up four victories.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/2/2002; 700+ words
; ...Max Aiello. Defensively, the Falcons were able to shut down the Bears completely. The Falcons opened their first defensive...followed with 4, one for a loss. Falcons 14, Tri-City 7: On Sept. 7 the Falcon's 80-pound Gold team captured...
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FALCONS RECORD TWO SAFETIES IN 41-7 ROUT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...school history the Falcons recorded two safeties. In the Falcon's opening drive...touchdown of his Falcons career, a 48...also recovered a Falcon fumble the play...touchdown as a Falcon on a 14-yard...the Air Force Falcons travel to Laramie...
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Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Announces Improved Well Completion Strategy.
PR Newswire; 2/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO) announces...wells it has drilled in the Mako Trough. Falcon estimates that the improvements to its...strategy will not increase the costs of Falcon's operations. Since the commencement...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Making Progress Toward First Flight, Says CEO.
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 8/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...maiden launch of the company's massive Falcon 9 space launch vehicle around the end...kept us on track to deliver our first Falcon 9 to Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral...on the launch pad, the two- stage Falcon 9 is SpaceX's entry into the large...
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FALCONS LOOK TO WIN BEHIND NUMBERS GAME OF PRECISION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...keep it, pitch it? The Falcon O-linemen have to make...bad pitch, can kill a Falcon drive. Ditto for penalties. Of course, the Falcons try to fool you, too...5 yards per tote. No Falcon runner who has carried...for Jefferson. If the Falcons rack up that kind of...
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FALCONS CRUSH ROUGH RIDERS 33-0 IN TUESDAY NIGHT FACE-OFF
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...quarterback keeper ran by Falcons' quarterback Jaime Sales after the Falcon offense walked all...momentum was on the Falcons' side as the Rough...surpass the stingy Falcon defense. The Rough...possession after a Falcon fumble.The Falcons' unrelenting defense...
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FALCONS BEAT MIDDIES, 19-14
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 10/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...defeated Navy. Now the Falcons jump back into Mountain...with a 6 p.m. game in Falcon Stadium against Utah...overall record as the Falcons - - 4-1. In conference...Academy history. The Falcons defeated 12th-ranked Utah, 40-33, in Falcon Stadium in 1994 behind...
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FALCONS SPLIT ON DAY TWO IN ORLANDO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...middle to get the Falcon bats going. Despite...runners on base the Falcons weren't able to...season. Leading the Falcon offense each recording...Gamecocks. Lines and Falcons Down Mavericks...of two hits and a Falcon error coming within one run of the Falcons. However, Hayley...
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Falcons
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...flight pattern. Falcons can be found on all...particular, the peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus...oceanic islands. Other falcons are much more restricted...Other familiar falcons of North America include the prairie falcon ( F. mexicanus...
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Peregrine Falcon
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...predators such as the peregrine falcon. The organochlorines cause falcons to lay eggs with thin, fragile...By the 1960s the peregrine falcon was extirpated from the eastern...400 breeding pairs of these falcons in that region. Similarly...
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Prairie Falcon
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Prairie Falcon Falcons are very swift birds...and claws. Like other falcons, the prairie falcon is a strong, fast flier...mammals. The prairie falcon also has spectacular...displays similar to other falcons, which involve the male...
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Falcon Products, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Falcon Products, Inc. 9387 Dielman Industrial...332332 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing Falcon Products, Inc., is a fast-growing international...of both functional and aesthetic needs. Falcon manufactures such items as conference and...
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falcon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
falcon common name for members...closely related to the hawk . Falcons (genus Falco ) range in...commonest and smallest American falcon is the American kestrel...merlin), and the prairie falcon. Falcons build no nests but lay their...
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