. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE KITE. FORK-TAILED KYTE, OR GLEAD.{Falco Milvus, Lin.—Le Milan Royal, Buff.) This bird is easily distinguished from the Buzzard byits forked tail, which is its peculiar and distinguishingfeature. Its length is about two feet: its bill is of ahorn colour, furnished with bristles at the base ; its eyesand cere are yellow s the feathers on the head and neckare long and narrow, of a hoary colour, streaked withbrown down the middle of each j those on the body areof a reddish brown colour, the margin of each featherpale ; the quills ar
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE KITE. FORK-TAILED KYTE, OR GLEAD.{Falco Milvus, Lin.—Le Milan Royal, Buff.) This bird is easily distinguished from the Buzzard byits forked tail, which is its peculiar and distinguishingfeature. Its length is about two feet: its bill is of ahorn colour, furnished with bristles at the base ; its eyesand cere are yellow s the feathers on the head and neckare long and narrow, of a hoary colour, streaked withbrown down the middle of each j those on the body areof a reddish brown colour, the margin of each featherpale ; the quills are dark brown, the legs yellow, and theclaws black. It is common in England, where it con-tinues the whole year. It is found in various parts of m BRITISH BIRDS. Europe, in very northern latitudes, whence It retirestowards Egypt before winter, in great numbers : it issaid to breed there, and return in April to Europe,where it breeds a second time, contrary to the nature ofrapacious birds in general. The female lays two orthree eggs of a whitish colour, spo
Size: 2260px × 1106px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1800, bookidhistoryo, booksubjectbirds
