74 RAPTORES. MILVUS. Kite. 



their pinions, in extensive circles, and in which they are 

 guided by the elongated and forked form of their tail. To 

 the preceding genera of the Buzzards they shew a strong 

 affinity, both in form and habits, though their forked tail, 

 and greater development of wing, are sufficient charac- 

 teristics of separation. In shape of bill, and other particu- 

 lars, they approach to some of the earlier groups of the 

 Aquiline subfamily ; thus supporting that circular arrange- 

 ment of affinities which prevails throughout all the lesser, 

 as well as the more extensive, divisions of creatures. They 

 are birds of rather a cowardly disposition, and seldom attack 

 prey of great size, confining themselves to the lesser birds, 

 animals, reptiles, fish, &c. They pounce their prey upon the 

 ground. 



KITE OR GLEAD. 



MiLvus VULGARIS, Flcm. 



PLATE V. 



Milvus vulgaris, Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 51. pi. 16. 



Falco Milvus, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 126. 12 — Faun. Suec. No. 57 Gmel. Syst. 



1, p. 261 — Will. p. 41. t. 6 — Rail Syn. p. 17. A. 6 — Lath. Ind. Oniith. 



1. p. 20. 37 — Meyer., Tasschenb. Deiat. v. 1. p. 25. 

 Milvus regalis, Briss. 1. p. 414. 35. t. 33 — Id. 8vo. p. 118. 

 Re Milan Royal, Buff. Ois. v. 1. p. 197 — Id. PI. Enl. 422 Temm. Man, 



d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 59. 

 Rother Milan, Bechst. Tasschenb. Deut. v. 1. p. 13. 

 Kite, Br. Zool. 1. No. 53 — Id. fol. t. A. 2 — Arct. Zool. 2. p. 223. H.— 



Will. (Ang.) p. 74 Letvin's Br. Birds, 1. t. 10 Lath. Syn. 1. p. 61. 43. 



— Sup. p. 17- — Mont. Ornith. Diet — Id. Suppl — Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. 



p. 21 Haye's Br. Birds. 1. t. 5 — Shaw's Zool. 7. p. 103 Pult. Cat. 



Dorset, p. 3.— Wale. Syn. 1. t. 10.— Don. Br. Birds, 2.t. 47. 

 Falco Austriacus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 262.— Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. t. 39. 

 Austrian Kite, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 62. 45. young bird. 



Provincial, — Puttock, Fork-tail Glead. 



This beautiful species, distinguished from the rest of our 

 native Falconidae by its forked tail, is the only British indi- 

 genous member of the fifth subfamily. 



