PALCO-V. Wl 



of 22 moles ha\ing been found in one Kite's nest, as well as many 

 frogs, and unfledged birds * 



A.— Milvus vertice & gula castaneis, S. G. Gmel. It. \. p. 147. 

 Milvus castaneus, Ind. Om. i. p. 21. Daud. Orn. ii. 148. A. 



Tills \ ariety of the common Kite chiefly differs, in having the 

 crown of the head and the throat chestnut-coloured. 



B. — Accipiter Korschim, N. €'■ Petr, xv. 444. t, ii, a. S. G. Gmelin, Ind. Orn. i. p. 



21.37y. Shaw's Zool.Vu. ^. Mb. 

 Milvus russicus, Davd. Orn. ii. 146. B. 

 Russian Kite, Gen. Si/n. i. p. 63, 46. 



This has the bill lead colour ; cere green ; nostrils covered with 

 bristles : head, upper part of the neck, and throat, chestnut ; 

 region of the eyes white ; sides of the head, and the rest of the body 

 pale brown ; quills and tail vinaceous at the tips ; legs wrinkled ; 

 claws black. 



This variety inhabits Russia, where it is solitary, and feeds on 



small birds and mice , chiefly about Tanain, near the city of 

 Tschercask. 



C— Milvus jaicensis, Lepech. It. ii. p. 180, t.2. Ind. Orn. i. p. 21, 37. S. Daud. Orn. 

 ii. 148. c. 



This chiefly differs from the common Kite, in having the feathers 

 w hich cover the back of a violet colour, each having a mark of 

 white at the tip, 



* Trans. Soc. Arts and Manuf. 19. p. 179, 



