BiKus OF Indiana. 7'"/1 



c'. Tail deeply forked. Ei-anoides. 70 



c^. Tail not deeply forked. 



d' . Wing not more than 18.00 inches. 

 e'. Tarsus more or less naked in front. 

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



grooved beneath. Elantjs. 



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

 beneath. 

 jrK Cutting edge of upper mandible notched. Ictinia. 71 



g''. Cutting edge of upper mandible not notched. 



h^ . Face with a slight ruff as in owls. Circus. 72 



h'^. Face without a ruff. 

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



ACCIPITER. 73 

 i^. Tarsus usually less than three-fourths the length of tibia ; tail 

 much shorter than wing. 

 p. Nostril nearly ovate, its forward end pointed upward; 

 wings rather pointed. Butbo. 74 



p. Nostril nearly circular ; wings rounded. Asturnia. 

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



ARCHrBtTTEO. 75 



d^. Wing over 18.00 inches. 



h^. Tarsus feathered all round to base of toes. 



AquiIjA. 76 

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



Ham^etds. 77 



Subfamily ACCIPITRIN^. Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, Etc. 

 70. Genus BLANOIDES Vieillot. 



128. (327). Elanoides forficatus (Linn.). 



Swallow-tailed Kite. 



Adult. — Tail, forked like that of some swallowsj head, neek, band 

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

 black, with reflections of rarying shades. Immature. — Head and neck, 

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

 or lees 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. 



Eangb. — 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. 



