black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) (here referred to as elanus melanopterus), also known as the black-shouldered kite is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae from volume XIII (Aves) Part 2, of 'General Zoology or Systematic Natural History' by British naturalist George Shaw (1751-1813). Griffith, Mrs., engraver. Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver. Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853 Published in London in 1825 by G. Kearsley

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