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Nauclerus furcatus
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.

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- species of Nauclerus, giving Nauclerus Vieillot 1825 precedence over Chelictinia Lesson 1843. The effect would be to keep riocourii in Nauclerus, and move...
- von Johannes Nauclerus (in German) Nauclerus, Johannes: Memorabilium omnis aetatis et omnium gentium chronici commentarii Johannes Nauclerus (Vergenhans):...
- Copelatus nauclerus is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the genus Copelatus in the subfamily Copelatinae of the family Dytiscidae. It was described...
- Valenciennes, 1833 Nauclerus brachycentrus Valenciennes, 1833 Nauclerus triacanthus Valenciennes, 1833 Nauclerus annularis Valenciennes, 1833 Nauclerus leucurus...
- into two sections.: 333  A year later, he established a separate genus Nauclerus for the scissor- and swallow-tailed kites. Milvus contained the familiar...
- 1565) Robert Wedderburn, Scottish poet (died 1555/60) May 1 – Johannes Nauclerus, Swabian historian (born c. 1425) August 23 – Ulrich Gering, printer September...
- the English translators of his work: Henry Knighton (before 1367), John Nauclerus of Tübingen (c. 1500), John Wilkins (1648), John Milton (1670), and John...
- of learning during his travels to Italy. Its first rector was Johannes Nauclerus. Its present name was conferred on it in 1769 by Duke Karl Eugen who appended...
- the fork-tailed kites and split them from El**** into a separate genus, Nauclerus. In 1931, Peters used the subfamily Elaninae, listing its members as El****...
-  1758 Falco furcatus Linnaeus, 1766 Elanoides yetapa Vieillot, 1818 (now a subspecies) Nauclerus furcatus Vigors, 1825 Milvus furcatus (Linnaeus, 1766)...