The KITE OF THE STEPPES, or PALLID HARRIER (_Strigiceps pallidus_), is
about sixteen inches and a half long and thirty-eight and a half broad;
its tail measures eight and a quarter and wing thirteen inches. In the
general coloration of its plumage this bird differs but little from the
species last described, though it is somewhat paler in tint, being of a
leaden colour above and pure white upon the lower portions of its body;
the tail and wings are distinctly striped with grey, and the wings tipped
with black. The adult female is brown; the individual feathers of the
mantle edged with a light reddish shade; the under side is pale reddish
yellow, streaked with a darker tint. The young are recognised by the
uniform colour of their parts. As a distinguishing mark between the Blue
Kite and this bird we will add that in the former the fourth quill, and
in the latter the third, is longer than the rest.