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occurrence in any district. When searching for 
food it moves along at a moderate height, wheel- 
ing and gliding in an undulating course, and pro- 
ceeding at intervals with motionless wings. It 
breeds early in the spring, in extensive woods, 
generally making its nest in the fork of a large 
tree. The nest is composed of sticks, lined with 
wool, hair, and other soft materials. The eggs are 
much rounded, and blunt at the smaller end, and 
are generally two in number. They are of a 
greyish white, speckled with brownish orange, 
principally at the larger end, but sometimes they 
are found quite plain. 
KITE, SWALLOW-TAILED. 
Fatco Frurcatus, Wilson. 
This bird is distinguished from all the British 
species of Falcons by its very long and deeply 
forked tail, as well as by its peculiar colouring; 
the head, neck, and lower parts being white, the 
wings and tail glossy black. It is a native of the 
Southern States of North America, where it breeds. 
The nest, which is usually placed on the top 
branches of the tallest oak or pine tree, situated on 
the margin of a stream or pond, is composed of 
dry sticks, intermixed with moss, and lined with 
