PLUMBEOUS KITE 



Young. Brown above, a white collar crossing 

 hindneck, tail with three cream and ashy bands 

 and tipped with whitish ; under parts buffy white 

 including under wing coverts; under surface of 

 quills barred. 



A tame and sluggish hawk. Its flight is 

 heavy and flapping. Found in open swamps 

 and marshes. 



1 8. Ictinea plumbea (Gmelin) 

 Plumbeous Kite. "Gavilan Azul " 



Sexes alike. Length, 355 mm. (14.00 in.); 

 tail, 152 mm. (6.00 in.). General color lead gray 



FIG. 23. Ictinia plumbea 



shading to blackish on tail, and distinctly paler 

 on head ; tail with three white bands (two visible 

 from below) ; tips and outer webs of wing quills 

 lead gray, inner webs chestnut (conspicuous in 

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