What is "buteo vulgaris"

Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.

2. (Zo["o]l.) In the United States, a term used for the turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura), and sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture.

   Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are Buteo borealis, Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and Buteo lineatus) are usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ( Pernis apivorus) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion buzzard.

   Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.

   2. A blockhead; a dunce.

   It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard.
   --Goldsmith.