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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 

 last. The nest is burrowed in some dry and 

 sandy bank of earth, the whole serving as a resting 

 and roosting place for several successive years. 

 Here, on a few twigs, grass, and feathers, about six 

 white eggs 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. 

 FALCO MILVTTS, 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. It is generally distributed, but of rare 



