Swallow-tailed Kite

“Elanoides forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. Adult: Head, neck, band on rump, and entire under parts, including lining of wings, snow-white; back, wings, and tail, glossy black, with various lustre, chiefly green and violet. Bill bluish-black; cere, edges of mandibles, and feet pale bluish, the latter tinged with greenish; claws light-colored.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, birds of prey, ornithology, hawks, raptor, swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus, North American birds, carnivorous birds, forked tailed birds, flycatching birds

Galleries

Birds: J-L

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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