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Message: <blockquote data-quote="njlarsen" data-source="post: 1280070" data-attributes="member: 7427">Of the two arguments you make, size is almost worthless. We are just not very good at estimating the size of an unknown bird, because we are not very good at estimating the distance to the bird. The more pointed wingtip could be a point, however. I do not believe you are correct in guessing White-tailed Kite, take at look at <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=95225" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=95225</a>, and notice how the black spots almost disappear in the black primaries and that the tip of the wing really is not that pointed. For more images of the kite, look at <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Kite" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Kite</a> and then click the link for searching the gallery at be bottom of the page. Niels</blockquote>