Biuus OF IJNDJANA. 771 



'. Tail deeply forked. EI.ANOIDES. 70 



. Tail not deeply forked. 

 d* . Wing not more than 18.00 inches. 

 e l . Tarsus more or less naked in front. 



/'. Front of tarsus covered with small roundish scales; claws not 

 grooved beneath. ET.ANI s. 



f 2 . Front of tarsus covered with large transverse scales ; claws grooved 



beneath. 



g l . Cutting edge of upper mandible notched. ICTINIA. 71 



<7 2 . Cutting edge of upper mandible not notched. 



h l . Face with a slight ruff as in owls. Cracus. 72 



h 2 . Face without a ruff. 



1 1 . Tarsus about equal to tibia; wings little longer than tail. 



ACCT PITER. 78 



1 2 , Tarsus usually less than three-fourths the length of tibia ; tail 

 much shorter th-an wing. 



j 1 . Nostril nearly ovate, its forward end pointed upward; 

 wings rather pointed. BUTEO. 74 



j' 1 . Nostril nearly circular; wings rounded. ASTURNIA. 

 e 2 . Tarsus densely feathered to base of toes, except a bare strip behind. 



ARCHIBUTEO. 75 

 d 2 . Wing over 18.00 inches. 



k 1 . Tarsus feathered all round to base of toes. 



AQUILA. 76 

 k 2 . Tarsus with at least lower third naked all round. 



HAM^EETUS. 77 



SUBFAMILY ACCIPITRIN^E. KITES, BUZZARDS, HAWKS, ETC. 

 70. GENUS ELANOIDES VIKILLOT. 



128. (327). Elanoides forficatus (LINN.). 



Swallow-tailed Kite. 



Adult. Tail, forked like that of some swallows; head, neck, band 

 across rump, and lower parts, pure white; rest of plumage, glossy 

 black, with reflections of varying shades. Immature. Head and neck, 

 streaked with dusky; black less glossy; feathers of wings and tail, more 

 or less margined with white. - 



Length, 19.50-25.50; wing, 15.40-17.70; outer tail feathers, 12.50- 

 14.50; culmen, 0.70-0.80; tarsus, 1.00-1.30. 



EANGE. America, from Brazil to Virginia, Indiana and Minnesota; 

 rarely to Massachusetts, Ontario, Michigan, Manitoba, and Assiniboia. 

 Breeds from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa southward. Winters south 

 of United States. 



