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MILVUS ICTINUS. 



(COMMON KITE.) 



Accipiter milvus regalis, Brisson, Orn. i. p. 414, pi. 33 (1760). 

 Falco milvus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 126 (1766). 

 - Milan royal, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. i. p. 199 (1770). 



% Milvus castaneus, Daud. Traite d'Orn. ii. p. 148 (1800). 

 Milvus ictinus, Savigny, Syst. Ois. d'Egypte, p. 28 (1810). 

 Accipiter regalis, Pall. Zoogr. Rosso-As. i. p. 356 (1811). 

 Milvus regalis (Pall.), Vieill. Faun. Fran?, p. 14 (1821). 

 Milvus vulgaris, Flem. Brit. Anim. p. 51 (1828). 

 Milvus ruber, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 50 (1831). 



Kite, Glead, Puttock, Crotched-tailed Puddock, English; Glamlian-goblilach, Croman-lochaidh, 

 Gaelic; Milan royal, French; Milhafre, Milano, Portuguese; Milano real, Spanish; 

 Nibbio reale, Italian; Falcun, Maltese; Hadayia hamara, Arabic; Shv&na, Moorish; 

 rothe Milan, Gabelweihe, German ; Wouw, Dutch ; Glente, rod Glente, Danish ; Glente, 

 Norwegian ; Glada, Swedish ; Korshun canya, Russian. 



Figures notabiles. 



Werner, Atlas, Rapaces, pi. 26 ; Kjserb. Orn. Dan. taf. iv. ; Fritsch, Vog. Eur. taf. 6. fig. 7; 

 Naumann, Vog. Deutschl. taf. 31. fig. 1 ; Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pi. xxix. fig. 4; Gould, B. 

 of Eur. pi. 28; icl. B. of G. Brit. i. pi. xxii. ; Roux, Orn. Prov. pis. 26, 27; Susemihl, 

 Vog. Eur. taf. 30. fig. 1. 



d ad. capite et collo albis nigro-fusco striatis : dorso sordide fusco, plumis omnibus albido vel ferrugineo 

 marginatis : remigibus primariis nigricantibus, in pogonio interno ad basin albis, secundariis nigrican- 

 tibus, internis pallidioribus et vix rufescente brunneo lavatis : alis subtus pallidioribus, obscure fasciatis : 

 cauda forficata, ferruginea, albido apicata, rectricibus extimis versus apicem brunneis, extima utrinque 

 in pogonio externo brunnea, : corpore subtus ferrugineo., pectore conspicue et abdomine vix fusco 

 striatis : ceik et pedibus flavis : rostro nigricanti-corneo, ad basin cseruleo : unguibus nigricantibus : 

 iride flavicanti-albida. 



2 mari similis sed paullo major et pallidior, capite vix ferrugineo lavato, cauda pallidiore. 



Juv. adulto similis sed corpore suprk magis ferrugineo notato, pileo fusco vix albido notato, cauda brunnes- 

 centiore et fusco notata vel indistincte fasciata et minus forficata : corpore subtus pallide ferrugineo, 

 conspicue pallide flavicante ocbraceo maculato, abdomine imo et subcaudalibus flavicanti-albidis. 



Adult Male (near Stettin). Head and neck white, broadly striped with black, the centres of the feathers 

 along the shaft being of this latter colour; back and scapulars dark earth-brown, with dull whitish 

 edgings to the feathers, those on the fore part of the back being edged with pale rusty red ; primary 



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