. . :W ATT/ \A\- T BIRDS OF PREY 183 suggestive of the ordinary falcon. The swallow-tailed kitewas formerly found as far west as the great plains andnorthward to southern Canada. They winter in Central andSouth America. Always of local distribution, their range isbecoming even more restricted. The food of this hawk consists largely of insects, henceit is beneficial; it also eats small reptiles. It captures itsfood, devours it, and drinks while on the wing. Kitesmigrate in flocks. In the last twenty years several migrat-ing flocks hav
. . :W ATT/ \A\- T BIRDS OF PREY 183 suggestive of the ordinary falcon. The swallow-tailed kitewas formerly found as far west as the great plains andnorthward to southern Canada. They winter in Central andSouth America. Always of local distribution, their range isbecoming even more restricted. The food of this hawk consists largely of insects, henceit is beneficial; it also eats small reptiles. It captures itsfood, devours it, and drinks while on the wing. Kitesmigrate in flocks. In the last twenty years several migrat-ing flocks have passed through the Great Lakes region nearChicago in spring and fall. This would indicate that thebirds were either on an extensive hunting expedition orresorted to some remote section of the country to , little material is available regarding their habits,aside from that furnished by Florida and Texas ornitholo-gists. During the last fifteen years these birds have been foundbreeding in Texas and the isolated pine regions of Florida,being about
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