One distinction thats sometimes made is that a beak is more like the hooked beak of a hawk or an owl ... Look closely at a black skimmer and you may notice it seems to have an underbite.

Black Hawk, or Mà-ka-tai-me-she-kià-kiàk, was a respected dignitary and proud leader for the Sauk tribe (present-day Sac & Fox). He committed his life to the preservation and protection of his ...

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America ... Eye is close to the beak. Crown merges with forehead and bill in a smooth line. Adult: blue-gray upperparts, the crown is darker and contrasts ...