> > Osprey: (Pandion haliaetus) -- <impressive so far, right?????>  A hawk of
> > cosmopolitan distribution with a white underside and head, a brown body,
> > long pointed wings and long deeply curved opposed pairs of claws on its
> > talons.  It feeds entirely on fish.
> >
> > So says "The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language."
> >
>
>
>         I know that I'm in the minority, but I like the idea of having the
> "UMass-Lowell Ospreys" personally.  As Webster's says, they feed entirely
> on fish!! And are the only Hawks to dive COMPLETELY underwater to get 'em
> with those "long deeply curved opposed pairs of claws on its talons"!!!
>
>         I guess I just have visions of a large, spread-winged Osprey on
> the front of the Lowell jerseys holding a hockey stick or something...oh
> well.
>
 
Sounds a lot like a "River Hawk" 'eh?  River Hawk = Osprey like a
Nittany Lion = Mountain Lion for Penn?