rare–1. [A translation of the G. name wespenbussard or wespenfalke: the bird preys on wasps’ nests.] The Honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus.
1869–73. T. R. Jones, Cassell’s Book of Birds, II. 50. The Honey Buzzard, or Wasp Kite (Pernis apivorus) may be regarded as forming the connecting link between the Buzzards and True Kites.
1891. Century Dict.
