. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. â im*t* EVERGLADE KITE. 330. Rostrhamm sociaMlis. 15 In. Bill very slender and much hooked, the lower mandible being decurved /°?>«^^,f ⢠*» ^^1 toom upper; the cutting edge of the bill without a tootn or notch, as most hawks and kites have Lores naked and yellowish, like the cere; ^jes red Plum- age blackish; rump and bases of outer tall teathera, as well as tip white. This tropical species Is found in the United States, only In the southern half of Florida, m the densest swa- ps, being fairly abund- ant In the Everglad
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. â im*t* EVERGLADE KITE. 330. Rostrhamm sociaMlis. 15 In. Bill very slender and much hooked, the lower mandible being decurved /°?>«^^,f ⢠*» ^^1 toom upper; the cutting edge of the bill without a tootn or notch, as most hawks and kites have Lores naked and yellowish, like the cere; ^jes red Plum- age blackish; rump and bases of outer tall teathera, as well as tip white. This tropical species Is found in the United States, only In the southern half of Florida, m the densest swa- ps, being fairly abund- ant In the Everglades. They are said to feed ex- clusively upon a certain species of «"^,' 8°all, and each bird has a particular perch to which he takes every snail he captures ,and after skillfully extract- ing the animal with Its curiously modlflel beak It drops the shell on the mound beneath. fBeidlre). Ne,tâOf twigs, lined with leaves and weeds, placed at low elevations in bushes or underbrush often over water; eggs pale greenish white, spotted with brown. Range.âSouthern Florida. i I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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