THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 9 
KITH, Mtlvus regalis. 
This fine bird is still with us. In the 
year 1875 it was nearly extinct, and up 
to that period I only saw two. Now, 
however, I know of places where it 
breeds, and occasionally one may be seen 
passing over at a great height. In the 
month of May, 1875, I went with Sir 
John Dilwyn Llewellyn, to a place near 
Upper Chapel to see the nest of a Kite, 
and a drawing of it which I made at the 
time appeared, with a short description, 
in ‘‘Land and Water” shortly afterwards 
After driving as near the place as the 
carriage would go, we got out and 
walked, crossing a small valley until we 
reached a larch wood growing on the 
side of a very steep hill. The trees were 
large and high, and in the middle of the 
wood far up on one of the largest trees 
that suddenly forked into three gnarled 
branches was the nest comfortably and 
securely fixed between them. On striking 
the tree the hen bird flew out, seemingly’ 
much alarmed, whilst the male soared 
about in the distance, no doubt anxiously 
waiting our departure. By climbing up 
the brow of the wood we could look 
down into the nest, in which were three 
