black kite
noun
an Old World kite, Milvus migrans, having dark brown plumage and a forked tail, and feeding chiefly on carrion.
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How to use black kite in a sentence
He may just decide to take home the new $135,000 ‘black kite’ by Richard Mille.
Unlike the black kite, this bird is a great thief, and makes as much havoc among poultry as the red kite.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodIn another part of the wood was a nesting colony of the black kite (Milvus migrans), several of which soared high overhead.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) | Abel Chapman
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