. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . United States. EVERGLADE KITE 330. Rostrhannis sociabilis. 15 in. Bill very slender and much hooked, the lower mandi-ble being deeurved somewliat, to matcli the upper; tliecutting edge of the bill without a tooth or notcli,as most hawks and kites have. Lores naked and yel-lowish, like the cere; eyes red. Plumage bhickish; rumpand leases of outer tail feathers, as well as tip tropical species is found in the fnited States, onlyin the southern half of Florida, in the densest swamps,being fairly abundant in
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . United States. EVERGLADE KITE 330. Rostrhannis sociabilis. 15 in. Bill very slender and much hooked, the lower mandi-ble being deeurved somewliat, to matcli the upper; tliecutting edge of the bill without a tooth or notcli,as most hawks and kites have. Lores naked and yel-lowish, like the cere; eyes red. Plumage bhickish; rumpand leases of outer tail feathers, as well as tip tropical species is found in the fnited States, onlyin the southern half of Florida, in the densest swamps,being fairly abundant in the Everglades. They are saidto feed exclusively upon a certain species of water snail,and each bird has a particular perch to which he takesevery snail he captures, and after skillfully extractingthe animal with its curiously modified beak, it dropsthe shell on the mound beneath. (Bendire). Nest.—Of twigs, lined with leaves and weeds, placedat low elevations in bushes or underbiush, often overwater: eggs pale greenish-white, spotted with brown. Range.—Southern IflO
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