Class II. KIT E. 185 



in trees ; is very deftrudive to game, and dailies 

 through the woods after its quarry with vaft im- 

 petuofity ; but if it cannot catch the objedl of its 

 purfuit almod immediately, defifts, and perches on 

 a bough till fome new game prefents itfelf. 



Le Milan royal. Belon av, 129. Falco milvus. Lin.fyjl. 126. 53. Kite, 



Milvus. Gefn. a^. 609. Glada. Faun. Suec.fp, 57. 



Glede, Puttok, Kyte Turneri. Le Milan royal. Brijj'on anj. 



Milvio, Nichio. ^/^. «<z;. i. 201. i. 414. Tab. 33. Hifi. 



Kite, or Glead. Wil, orn, 74. d^Oys. l. 197. 



Milvus. Plinii lib. X. c. 10. Nibbio. Zina?t. 82. 



Raiijyn. a^o. 17. TIijK Kite. Br. Zool. 66. 



Rother Milon. Kram. 326. Tab. A. 2. PI. Enl. 422. 



Glente. Brunnich 3. 



THE kite generally breeds in large forefts, or 

 wooded mountanous countries : its neft is 

 made externally with flicks, lined with feveral odd 

 materials, fuch as rags, bits of flannel, rope, and 

 paper. It lays two, or at moft three eggs : which, 

 like thofe of other birds of prey, are much round- 

 ed, and blunt at the fmaller end -, they are white, 

 fpotted with a dirty yellow. Its motion in the air 

 diftinguifhes it from all other birds •, being fo fmooth 

 and even, as to be fcarce perceptible ; fometimes it 

 will remain quite motionlefs for a confiderable 

 fpace ; at others glides through the flsiy, without 

 the lead apparent action of its wings : from thence 

 is derived the old name of Glead, or Glede, from 

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