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is much larger than the last, is said to be the only 
one inhabiting North America. It is migratory, 
and, like other birds which have visited Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland from that Continent, has appeared 
about the period of migration. It retires to the 
West India Islands and the Southern States of 
North America in winter. It is a well-known 
inhabitant of the countries extending from Hud- 
son’s Bay to the tropics, generally dwelling on 
the banks of fresh-water streams, lakes, &c. The 
habits of this species are similar to those of the 
Jast. The nest is burrowed in some dry and 
sandy bank of earth, the hole serving as a resting 
and roosting place for several successive years. 
Here, on a few twigs, grass, and feathers, about six 
white egos are deposited. The eggs measure one 
inch and a quarter in length by one inch in 
breadth, and are of a roundish form. 
KITE, COMMON. 
GLEAD. 
Fatco mitvus, Lin. 
The Kite is distinguished from the other species 
of this family by the superior elegance of its buoy- 
ant flight, as well as by its elongated wings and 
forked tail. Itis generally distributed, but of rare 
