MISSISSIPPI KITE. 



329. 'Ictinia mississippiensis. 14 in. 



Plead and under parts gray. Back, wings 

 a?id- tail 'brownish-black. Black spot in front 

 o?,tbre eye. 



Note. Shrill whistles or screams. 



Nest. Of sticks and weeds high in trees. 

 Eggs bluish-white, usually unmarked but oc- 

 casionally with a few brownish specks. 



Range. Breeds southward from S. Car., 

 southern Ind. and Kans. Winters in Fla. 

 and Tex. and southward. 



EVERGLADE KITE. 



330. Rostrhamus sociabilis. 15 in. 



Head and under parts blackish. Back and 

 wings slate color. Base of tail white. Bill 

 long, slender, very hooked but not notched. 

 Lives chiefly upon a certain species of snail. 



Nest. Of twigs, leaves, weeds and rushes 

 in bushes over water. Eggs pale greenish- 

 white, blotched with brown. 



Range. Southern Fla. southward. 

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