. A history of British birds . 92 ACCIPTTRES. FA MiLvus iCTiNUs (Savigny*). THE KITE, OR GLEAD. Milvus vulgaris f. MiLVUS, LacepedeX-—Beak straight at the base, curved from the cere to thepoint, cutting margin with a slight festoon. Nostrils oval, oblique. Wings long ;the third or fourth quill the longest. Tail long, and generally forked. Legsshort. Toes short and strong, the outer toe united at its base to the middle toe,but slightly reversible. Claws moderately long and curved. The red Kite, once a familiar bird in this island, butnow one of the rarest, is readily dis
. A history of British birds . 92 ACCIPTTRES. FA MiLvus iCTiNUs (Savigny*). THE KITE, OR GLEAD. Milvus vulgaris f. MiLVUS, LacepedeX-—Beak straight at the base, curved from the cere to thepoint, cutting margin with a slight festoon. Nostrils oval, oblique. Wings long ;the third or fourth quill the longest. Tail long, and generally forked. Legsshort. Toes short and strong, the outer toe united at its base to the middle toe,but slightly reversible. Claws moderately long and curved. The red Kite, once a familiar bird in this island, butnow one of the rarest, is readily distinguished among theBritish Falconidce, even when at a distance on the wing, byits long and forked tail, and its graceful and gliding flight, * Sy&teme des Oiseaux de Tfigypte et de la Syrie, p. 28 (1810). t Fleming, British Animals, p. .51 (1828). X Memoires de Ilnstitut, iii. p. .iOlj 1800-1801). KITE. 93 which has ^iven it, according to the best authorities, thename, Gleacl. The word so rendered, however, in our versionof the Bible is of more general applicat
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