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llAFTOEES. 



FALCONID.E. 



FALCONID^. 



THE KITE. 



THE FORK-TAILED KITE, AND GLEAD. 



Falco rntlvus, The Kite, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 229. 



,, ,, ,, Montagu, Ornith. Diet. 



,, ,, ,, Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 32. 



Milvus vulgaris, ,, Flem. Brit. An. p. 51. 



,, ,, ,, Selby, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 74. 



,, Jctinus^ ,, Jenyns, Brit. An. p. 86. 



,, vulgaris, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. x. 



Falco milvus, Milan Royal, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 



59. 



Milvus. Generic Characters. — Beak straight at the base, curved from the 

 cere to the point, cutting margin with a slight festoon. Nostrils oval, oblique. 

 Wings long ; the fourth quill-feather the longest ; the first and seventh quill- 

 feathers nearly equal in length. Tail long, forked. Legs short. Toes short 

 and strong, the outer toe united at its base with the middle toe. Claws mo- 

 derately long and curved. 



