Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

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Subject:	Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
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Ictinina mississipiensis
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Wilson I pl. 25
Old Latin name Ictinina mississipiensis
New Latin name Ictinia mississippiensis
Common name Nederlands: Mississippiwouw
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ictinina_mississipiensis_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18200380.tif

The Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. Ictinia mississippiensis breeds across the central and southern United States.

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