Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

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Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

Mississippi Kite, from Prang's natural history series. (Boston: L. Prang and Company, c1872)
Date 1872
Source New York Public Library Digital Collection
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi_kite_1872.jpg

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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