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Definition of Kite falcon

Kite falcon
Kite Kite, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c?ta; cf. W. cud, cut.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvin[ae], of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail. Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus. 2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak. 3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. 4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. 5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. --Henrici. 6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant] 7. (Zo["o]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying. Kite falcon (Zo["o]l.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.

Meaning of Kite falcon from wikipedia

- Polyhieracinae: Gampsonyx The pearl kite Gampsonyx had variously been placed with the accipiters, forest-falcons, or elanine kites. It was not until the 1960s...
- separate again. The coloration of the white-tailed kite is gull-like, but its shape and flight is falcon-like, with a rounded tail. While it has white faces...
- The black-winged kite (El**** caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely-related Australian species of the...
- Each autumn, from August into December, tens of thousands of hawks, kites, falcons, eagles, vultures, osprey, and harriers are funneled by the peninsular...
- 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...
- falconets. Later, the pearl kite was classified with the falcons. For example, Peters: xviii : 281  placed it with the forest falcons in subfamily Polyhieracinae...
- Incendiary kite(also Firebomb kite, flaming kite, Fire Kite) is a kite with a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov ****tail attached. Kites were first...
- The black-shouldered kite (El**** axillaris), also known as the Australian black-shouldered kite, is a small raptor found in open habitats throughout...
- kite or paravane) The group succeeded in having a double-kite system with one kite an air kite and the other kite a paravane water kite. The air kite...
- Shikra Kites Yellow-billed kite Black-winged kite Falcons Lanner falcon Greater kestrel Lesser kestrel Pygmy falcon Red-necked falcon Peregrine falcon Red-footed...