The kite is about twenty species of birds of prey of the falcon (Accipitridae) family. The kites differ from the true falcons in having a somewhat long forked tail, long wings, short legs, and weak bill and talons. This last peculiarity renders it the least formidable of the birds of prey. The common kite, glead, or glede (Milvus ictinus, regalis, vulgaris) preys chiefly on the smaller quadrupeds, birds, young chickens, etc. It usually builds in the fork of a tree in a thick wood. The common kite of America is the Ictinia mississippiensis. Research Kite
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Research Kite
