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    Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in subfamilies Milvinae, Elaninae, and Perninae. The term is...
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    The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought...
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    The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles...
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    The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which...
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    The Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are...
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  • craft with wing surfaces. Kite or kites may also refer to: Kite (bird), the common name for a number of birds of prey Kite (geometry), a quadrilateral with...
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    The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures...
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    The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely-related Australian species of the...
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    The black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), also known as the Australian black-shouldered kite, is a small raptor found in open habitats throughout...
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    The plumbeous kite (Ictinia plumbea) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is resident in much of northern South America. It is migratory in...
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    The white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. It replaces the related Old World...
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  • dictionary. Garuda is a divine bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda or Garudan may also refer to: Brahminy kite, a kite (bird) of India Garuda (2004 film)...
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    Gregory Fuller Kite (born August 5, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player. Kite was a member of two NBA Championship teams with the...
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    attachment point. A kite may have fixed or moving anchors that can balance the kite. The name is derived from the kite, the hovering bird of prey. The lift...
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    the swallow-tailed kite's wing and tail structure allows the bird to glide effortlessly for long distances. The swallow-tailed kite feeds on small reptiles...
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    the left chest by the 1st class, on the right chest by the 2nd class. Kite (bird)—raptor referenced in Imperial war decoration M1 Chamberlain, Basil Hall...
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    Overall, the whistling kite looks small-headed and long-tailed, with wingtips falling well short of the tail tip when the bird is perched. Though its...
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    square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia isura) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles...
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    The scissor-tailed kite (Chelictinia riocourii), also known as African swallow-tailed kite or fork-tailed kite, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae...
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    Milvus (category Kites (birds))
    of medium-sized birds of prey. The genus was erected by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799 with the red kite as the type species...
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    hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles...
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    ability. "Milan" is also a common name in French and German to designate a kite bird. MILAN is a product of Euromissile, a Franco-West German missile development...
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    information related to Gampsonyx swainsonii. Pearl Kite videos on the Internet Bird Collection Pearl Kite photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res "Gampsonyx swainsonii"...
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    Milvinae (category Kites (birds))
    The Milvinae kites are found in the family Accipitridae. Many taxonomic authorities have the subfamily under revision. v t e...
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  • borne the name HMS Kite, after the kite, a bird of prey: HMS Kite (1764) was a 6-gun cutter launched in 1764 and sold in 1771. HMS Kite (1778) was a 12-gun...
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    Elaninae (redirect from Elanid kite)
    An elanine kite is any of several small, lightly-built raptors with long, pointed wings. Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, Elaninae...
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    The letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive bird of prey that is found only in Australia. Measuring around 35 cm (14 in) in...
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    Cīl; "kite (bird)"), in earlier editions called Rann (रण Raṇ, "battle") – a kite that serves as a messenger. He is depicted as a Brahminy kite in the...
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    sister Nephthys were ancient Egyptian goddesses commonly depicted with kite (bird) heads or wings attached to their arms. Karura in Japanese folklore, divine...
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    births of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. By divine ordinance, a kite (bird) snatched a fragment of that pudding and dropped it while flying over...
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