78 

 RAPTORES. 



FALCONID^. 



FALCONIDJS. 



THE KITE. 



THE FORK-TAILED KITE, AND GLEAD. 



Milvus vulgaris. 



Falco milvus, The Kite, PENN. Brit. Zool. 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. 



IcMnus, JENYNS, Brit. An. p. 86. 



vulgaris, GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Falco milvus, Milan Royal, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 59. 



MILVUS. Generic Cliaracters. 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 moderately long and curved. 



