Kite, ayyah

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Black-Winged Kite
There are several species of the kite which feed upon small birds, mice, reptiles, and fish. It was forbidden to the Israelites for food (Lev. 11:1414And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14); Deut. 14:1313And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13)). The same Hebrew word is translated “vulture” in Job 28:77There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: (Job 28:7), “falcon” in the RV. It is only distinguished in scripture for its keenness of vision, but this characteristic would apply to many different birds. The common kite is the Milvus regalis.