id sid tid token lemma pos 33412 1 1 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY NNP 33412 1 2 OF of IN 33412 1 3 KANSAS KANSAS NNP 33412 1 4 PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS NNP 33412 1 5 MUSEUM MUSEUM NNP 33412 1 6 OF of IN 33412 1 7 NATURAL natural JJ 33412 1 8 HISTORY HISTORY NNP 33412 1 9 ----------- ----------- NFP 33412 1 10 Volume volume NN 33412 1 11 12 12 CD 33412 1 12 , , , 33412 1 13 No no UH 33412 1 14 . . . 33412 2 1 11 11 CD 33412 2 2 , , , 33412 2 3 pp pp NNP 33412 2 4 . . . 33412 3 1 503 503 CD 33412 3 2 - - HYPH 33412 3 3 519 519 CD 33412 3 4 ------------------------- ------------------------- CD 33412 3 5 October October NNP 33412 3 6 25 25 CD 33412 3 7 , , , 33412 3 8 1963 1963 CD 33412 3 9 ------------------------- ------------------------- NFP 33412 3 10 Observations observation NNS 33412 3 11 on on IN 33412 3 12 the the DT 33412 3 13 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 3 14 Kite Kite NNP 33412 3 15 in in IN 33412 3 16 Southwestern Southwestern NNP 33412 3 17 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 3 18 BY by IN 33412 3 19 HENRY HENRY NNP 33412 3 20 S. S. NNP 33412 3 21 FITCH FITCH NNP 33412 3 22 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY NNP 33412 3 23 OF of IN 33412 3 24 KANSAS KANSAS NNP 33412 3 25 LAWRENCE LAWRENCE NNP 33412 3 26 1963 1963 CD 33412 3 27 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY NNP 33412 3 28 OF of IN 33412 3 29 KANSAS KANSAS NNP 33412 3 30 PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS NNP 33412 3 31 , , , 33412 3 32 MUSEUM MUSEUM NNP 33412 3 33 OF of IN 33412 3 34 NATURAL natural JJ 33412 3 35 HISTORY HISTORY NNP 33412 3 36 Editors Editors NNPS 33412 3 37 : : : 33412 3 38 E. E. NNP 33412 3 39 Raymond Raymond NNP 33412 3 40 Hall Hall NNP 33412 3 41 , , , 33412 3 42 Chairman Chairman NNP 33412 3 43 , , , 33412 3 44 Henry Henry NNP 33412 3 45 S. S. NNP 33412 3 46 Fitch Fitch NNP 33412 3 47 , , , 33412 3 48 Theodore Theodore NNP 33412 3 49 H. H. NNP 33412 3 50 Eaton Eaton NNP 33412 3 51 , , , 33412 3 52 Jr. Jr. NNP 33412 3 53 Volume Volume NNP 33412 3 54 12 12 CD 33412 3 55 , , , 33412 3 56 No no UH 33412 3 57 . . . 33412 4 1 11 11 CD 33412 4 2 , , , 33412 4 3 pp pp NNP 33412 4 4 . . . 33412 5 1 503 503 CD 33412 5 2 - - HYPH 33412 5 3 519 519 CD 33412 5 4 Published publish VBN 33412 5 5 October October NNP 33412 5 6 25 25 CD 33412 5 7 , , , 33412 5 8 1963 1963 CD 33412 5 9 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY NNP 33412 5 10 OF of IN 33412 5 11 KANSAS KANSAS NNP 33412 5 12 Lawrence Lawrence NNP 33412 5 13 , , , 33412 5 14 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 5 15 PRINTED print VBD 33412 5 16 BY by IN 33412 5 17 JEAN JEAN NNP 33412 5 18 M. M. NNP 33412 5 19 NEIBARGER NEIBARGER NNP 33412 5 20 , , , 33412 5 21 STATE STATE NNP 33412 5 22 PRINTER PRINTER NNP 33412 5 23 TOPEKA TOPEKA NNP 33412 5 24 . . . 33412 6 1 KANSAS KANSAS NNP 33412 6 2 1963 1963 CD 33412 6 3 [ [ -LRB- 33412 6 4 Union Union NNP 33412 6 5 Logo Logo NNP 33412 6 6 ] ] -RRB- 33412 6 7 29 29 CD 33412 6 8 - - HYPH 33412 6 9 7863 7863 CD 33412 6 10 Observations observation NNS 33412 6 11 on on IN 33412 6 12 the the DT 33412 6 13 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 6 14 Kite Kite NNP 33412 6 15 in in IN 33412 6 16 Southwestern Southwestern NNP 33412 6 17 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 6 18 BY by IN 33412 6 19 HENRY HENRY NNP 33412 6 20 S. S. NNP 33412 6 21 FITCH FITCH NNP 33412 6 22 The the DT 33412 6 23 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 6 24 kite kite NN 33412 6 25 ( ( -LRB- 33412 6 26 _ _ NNP 33412 6 27 Ictinia Ictinia NNP 33412 6 28 mississippiensis mississippiensis NN 33412 6 29 _ _ NNP 33412 6 30 ) ) -RRB- 33412 6 31 is be VBZ 33412 6 32 one one CD 33412 6 33 of of IN 33412 6 34 the the DT 33412 6 35 common common JJ 33412 6 36 raptors raptor NNS 33412 6 37 of of IN 33412 6 38 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 6 39 , , , 33412 6 40 occurring occur VBG 33412 6 41 regularly regularly RB 33412 6 42 and and CC 33412 6 43 abundantly abundantly RB 33412 6 44 in in IN 33412 6 45 summer summer NN 33412 6 46 in in IN 33412 6 47 that that DT 33412 6 48 part part NN 33412 6 49 of of IN 33412 6 50 the the DT 33412 6 51 state state NN 33412 6 52 south south RB 33412 6 53 of of IN 33412 6 54 the the DT 33412 6 55 Arkansas Arkansas NNP 33412 6 56 River River NNP 33412 6 57 . . . 33412 7 1 In in IN 33412 7 2 1961 1961 CD 33412 7 3 , , , 33412 7 4 in in IN 33412 7 5 an an DT 33412 7 6 attempt attempt NN 33412 7 7 to to TO 33412 7 8 find find VB 33412 7 9 out out RP 33412 7 10 more more JJR 33412 7 11 about about IN 33412 7 12 the the DT 33412 7 13 ecology ecology NN 33412 7 14 of of IN 33412 7 15 the the DT 33412 7 16 species specie NNS 33412 7 17 in in IN 33412 7 18 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 7 19 , , , 33412 7 20 I -PRON- PRP 33412 7 21 made make VBD 33412 7 22 several several JJ 33412 7 23 trips trip NNS 33412 7 24 to to IN 33412 7 25 parts part NNS 33412 7 26 of of IN 33412 7 27 the the DT 33412 7 28 state state NN 33412 7 29 where where WRB 33412 7 30 kites kite NNS 33412 7 31 could could MD 33412 7 32 be be VB 33412 7 33 found find VBN 33412 7 34 in in IN 33412 7 35 numbers number NNS 33412 7 36 , , , 33412 7 37 notably notably RB 33412 7 38 to to IN 33412 7 39 Meade Meade NNP 33412 7 40 County County NNP 33412 7 41 State State NNP 33412 7 42 Park Park NNP 33412 7 43 in in IN 33412 7 44 the the DT 33412 7 45 southwestern southwestern JJ 33412 7 46 part part NN 33412 7 47 of of IN 33412 7 48 the the DT 33412 7 49 state state NN 33412 7 50 , , , 33412 7 51 7½ 7½ NNP 33412 7 52 miles mile NNS 33412 7 53 south south RB 33412 7 54 and and CC 33412 7 55 five five CD 33412 7 56 miles mile NNS 33412 7 57 west west RB 33412 7 58 of of IN 33412 7 59 Meade Meade NNP 33412 7 60 . . . 33412 8 1 Little Little NNP 33412 8 2 has have VBZ 33412 8 3 been be VBN 33412 8 4 written write VBN 33412 8 5 regarding regard VBG 33412 8 6 the the DT 33412 8 7 species specie NNS 33412 8 8 in in IN 33412 8 9 this this DT 33412 8 10 extreme extreme JJ 33412 8 11 northwestern northwestern JJ 33412 8 12 part part NN 33412 8 13 of of IN 33412 8 14 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 8 15 breeding breeding NN 33412 8 16 range range NN 33412 8 17 , , , 33412 8 18 where where WRB 33412 8 19 it -PRON- PRP 33412 8 20 thrives thrive VBZ 33412 8 21 under under IN 33412 8 22 ecological ecological JJ 33412 8 23 conditions condition NNS 33412 8 24 much much RB 33412 8 25 different different JJ 33412 8 26 from from IN 33412 8 27 those those DT 33412 8 28 that that WDT 33412 8 29 prevail prevail VBP 33412 8 30 elsewhere elsewhere RB 33412 8 31 in in IN 33412 8 32 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 8 33 range range NN 33412 8 34 . . . 33412 9 1 Also also RB 33412 9 2 , , , 33412 9 3 the the DT 33412 9 4 social social JJ 33412 9 5 behavior behavior NN 33412 9 6 and and CC 33412 9 7 food food NN 33412 9 8 habits habit NNS 33412 9 9 have have VBP 33412 9 10 been be VBN 33412 9 11 given give VBN 33412 9 12 relatively relatively RB 33412 9 13 little little JJ 33412 9 14 attention attention NN 33412 9 15 . . . 33412 10 1 In in IN 33412 10 2 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 10 3 field field NN 33412 10 4 study study NN 33412 10 5 I -PRON- PRP 33412 10 6 was be VBD 33412 10 7 helped help VBN 33412 10 8 by by IN 33412 10 9 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 10 10 son son NN 33412 10 11 , , , 33412 10 12 John John NNP 33412 10 13 H. H. NNP 33412 10 14 Fitch Fitch NNP 33412 10 15 , , , 33412 10 16 who who WP 33412 10 17 climbed climb VBD 33412 10 18 to to IN 33412 10 19 many many JJ 33412 10 20 kite kite JJ 33412 10 21 nests nest NNS 33412 10 22 and and CC 33412 10 23 spent spend VBD 33412 10 24 many many JJ 33412 10 25 hours hour NNS 33412 10 26 observing observe VBG 33412 10 27 in in IN 33412 10 28 the the DT 33412 10 29 field field NN 33412 10 30 . . . 33412 11 1 My -PRON- PRP$ 33412 11 2 daughter daughter NN 33412 11 3 , , , 33412 11 4 Alice Alice NNP 33412 11 5 V. V. NNP 33412 11 6 Fitch Fitch NNP 33412 11 7 , , , 33412 11 8 likewise likewise RB 33412 11 9 aided aid VBD 33412 11 10 me -PRON- PRP 33412 11 11 by by IN 33412 11 12 keeping keep VBG 33412 11 13 nests nest NNS 33412 11 14 under under IN 33412 11 15 surveillance surveillance NN 33412 11 16 . . . 33412 12 1 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 12 2 Claude Claude NNP 33412 12 3 W. W. NNP 33412 12 4 Hibbard Hibbard NNP 33412 12 5 of of IN 33412 12 6 the the DT 33412 12 7 University University NNP 33412 12 8 of of IN 33412 12 9 Michigan Michigan NNP 33412 12 10 and and CC 33412 12 11 Mr. Mr. NNP 33412 12 12 Harry Harry NNP 33412 12 13 Smith Smith NNP 33412 12 14 , , , 33412 12 15 superintendent superintendent NN 33412 12 16 of of IN 33412 12 17 Meade Meade NNP 33412 12 18 State State NNP 33412 12 19 Park Park NNP 33412 12 20 , , , 33412 12 21 also also RB 33412 12 22 kindly kindly RB 33412 12 23 provided provide VBD 33412 12 24 much much JJ 33412 12 25 useful useful JJ 33412 12 26 information information NN 33412 12 27 concerning concern VBG 33412 12 28 the the DT 33412 12 29 history history NN 33412 12 30 of of IN 33412 12 31 the the DT 33412 12 32 colony colony NN 33412 12 33 of of IN 33412 12 34 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 12 35 kites kite NNS 33412 12 36 at at IN 33412 12 37 the the DT 33412 12 38 Park Park NNP 33412 12 39 . . . 33412 13 1 Mr. Mr. NNP 33412 13 2 William William NNP 33412 13 3 N. N. NNP 33412 13 4 Berg Berg NNP 33412 13 5 analyzed analyze VBD 33412 13 6 pellets pellet NNS 33412 13 7 , , , 33412 13 8 and and CC 33412 13 9 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 13 10 George George NNP 33412 13 11 W. W. NNP 33412 13 12 Byers Byers NNP 33412 13 13 kindly kindly RB 33412 13 14 checked check VBD 33412 13 15 many many JJ 33412 13 16 of of IN 33412 13 17 the the DT 33412 13 18 identifications identification NNS 33412 13 19 , , , 33412 13 20 and and CC 33412 13 21 provided provide VBD 33412 13 22 generic generic JJ 33412 13 23 and and CC 33412 13 24 specific specific JJ 33412 13 25 determinations determination NNS 33412 13 26 for for IN 33412 13 27 some some DT 33412 13 28 of of IN 33412 13 29 the the DT 33412 13 30 insects insect NNS 33412 13 31 . . . 33412 14 1 In in IN 33412 14 2 general general JJ 33412 14 3 , , , 33412 14 4 the the DT 33412 14 5 range range NN 33412 14 6 , , , 33412 14 7 habits habit NNS 33412 14 8 and and CC 33412 14 9 ecology ecology NN 33412 14 10 of of IN 33412 14 11 the the DT 33412 14 12 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 14 13 kite kite NN 33412 14 14 are be VBP 33412 14 15 already already RB 33412 14 16 well well RB 33412 14 17 known known JJ 33412 14 18 through through IN 33412 14 19 the the DT 33412 14 20 publications publication NNS 33412 14 21 of of IN 33412 14 22 Audubon Audubon NNP 33412 14 23 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 24 1840 1840 CD 33412 14 25 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 26 , , , 33412 14 27 Chapman Chapman NNP 33412 14 28 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 29 1891 1891 CD 33412 14 30 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 31 , , , 33412 14 32 Bendire Bendire NNP 33412 14 33 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 34 1892 1892 CD 33412 14 35 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 36 , , , 33412 14 37 Ganier Ganier NNP 33412 14 38 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 39 1902 1902 CD 33412 14 40 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 41 , , , 33412 14 42 Wayne Wayne NNP 33412 14 43 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 44 1910 1910 CD 33412 14 45 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 46 , , , 33412 14 47 Nice Nice NNP 33412 14 48 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 49 1931 1931 CD 33412 14 50 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 51 , , , 33412 14 52 Bent Bent NNP 33412 14 53 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 54 1936 1936 CD 33412 14 55 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 56 , , , 33412 14 57 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 14 58 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 59 1939 1939 CD 33412 14 60 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 61 and and CC 33412 14 62 Eisenmann Eisenmann NNP 33412 14 63 ( ( -LRB- 33412 14 64 1963 1963 CD 33412 14 65 ) ) -RRB- 33412 14 66 . . . 33412 15 1 The the DT 33412 15 2 breeding breeding NN 33412 15 3 range range NN 33412 15 4 is be VBZ 33412 15 5 the the DT 33412 15 6 southeastern southeastern JJ 33412 15 7 United United NNP 33412 15 8 States States NNP 33412 15 9 , , , 33412 15 10 chiefly chiefly RB 33412 15 11 within within IN 33412 15 12 the the DT 33412 15 13 Austroriparian Austroriparian NNP 33412 15 14 Life Life NNP 33412 15 15 - - HYPH 33412 15 16 zone zone NNP 33412 15 17 , , , 33412 15 18 but but CC 33412 15 19 extending extend VBG 33412 15 20 northwest northwest RB 33412 15 21 through through IN 33412 15 22 much much JJ 33412 15 23 of of IN 33412 15 24 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 15 25 and and CC 33412 15 26 into into IN 33412 15 27 southern southern JJ 33412 15 28 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 15 29 . . . 33412 16 1 The the DT 33412 16 2 species species NN 33412 16 3 is be VBZ 33412 16 4 highly highly RB 33412 16 5 migratory migratory JJ 33412 16 6 . . . 33412 17 1 Wintering Wintering NNP 33412 17 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 17 3 kites kite NNS 33412 17 4 are be VBP 33412 17 5 known know VBN 33412 17 6 from from IN 33412 17 7 Argentina Argentina NNP 33412 17 8 and and CC 33412 17 9 Paraguay Paraguay NNP 33412 17 10 ( ( -LRB- 33412 17 11 Eisenmann Eisenmann NNP 33412 17 12 , , , 33412 17 13 _ _ NNP 33412 17 14 op op NN 33412 17 15 . . . 33412 18 1 cit._:74 cit._:74 ADD 33412 18 2 ) ) -RRB- 33412 18 3 , , , 33412 18 4 and and CC 33412 18 5 most most JJS 33412 18 6 of of IN 33412 18 7 the the DT 33412 18 8 population population NN 33412 18 9 probably probably RB 33412 18 10 winters winter VBZ 33412 18 11 in in IN 33412 18 12 southern southern JJ 33412 18 13 South South NNP 33412 18 14 America America NNP 33412 18 15 , , , 33412 18 16 but but CC 33412 18 17 records record NNS 33412 18 18 outside outside IN 33412 18 19 the the DT 33412 18 20 breeding breeding NN 33412 18 21 range range NN 33412 18 22 are be VBP 33412 18 23 few few JJ 33412 18 24 . . . 33412 19 1 The the DT 33412 19 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 19 3 kite kite NN 33412 19 4 is be VBZ 33412 19 5 perhaps perhaps RB 33412 19 6 one one CD 33412 19 7 of of IN 33412 19 8 the the DT 33412 19 9 most most RBS 33412 19 10 social social JJ 33412 19 11 raptors raptor NNS 33412 19 12 . . . 33412 20 1 It -PRON- PRP 33412 20 2 is be VBZ 33412 20 3 highly highly RB 33412 20 4 gregarious gregarious JJ 33412 20 5 , , , 33412 20 6 not not RB 33412 20 7 only only RB 33412 20 8 in in IN 33412 20 9 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 20 10 migrations migration NNS 33412 20 11 but but CC 33412 20 12 in in IN 33412 20 13 breeding breed VBG 33412 20 14 colonies colony NNS 33412 20 15 . . . 33412 21 1 All all DT 33412 21 2 breeding breed VBG 33412 21 3 pairs pair NNS 33412 21 4 seen see VBN 33412 21 5 were be VBD 33412 21 6 closely closely RB 33412 21 7 associated associate VBN 33412 21 8 with with IN 33412 21 9 other other JJ 33412 21 10 individuals individual NNS 33412 21 11 , , , 33412 21 12 with with IN 33412 21 13 no no DT 33412 21 14 territorial territorial JJ 33412 21 15 hostility hostility NN 33412 21 16 ; ; : 33412 21 17 signs sign NNS 33412 21 18 of of IN 33412 21 19 intraspecific intraspecific JJ 33412 21 20 intolerance intolerance NN 33412 21 21 are be VBP 33412 21 22 rare rare JJ 33412 21 23 , , , 33412 21 24 even even RB 33412 21 25 where where WRB 33412 21 26 the the DT 33412 21 27 kites kite NNS 33412 21 28 are be VBP 33412 21 29 abundant abundant JJ 33412 21 30 . . . 33412 22 1 In in IN 33412 22 2 the the DT 33412 22 3 nesting nest VBG 33412 22 4 season season NN 33412 22 5 many many JJ 33412 22 6 of of IN 33412 22 7 both both DT 33412 22 8 sexes sex NNS 33412 22 9 perch perch VBP 33412 22 10 together together RB 33412 22 11 in in IN 33412 22 12 the the DT 33412 22 13 same same JJ 33412 22 14 tree tree NN 33412 22 15 , , , 33412 22 16 and and CC 33412 22 17 groups group NNS 33412 22 18 tend tend VBP 33412 22 19 to to TO 33412 22 20 keep keep VB 33412 22 21 together together RB 33412 22 22 as as IN 33412 22 23 they -PRON- PRP 33412 22 24 forage forage VBP 33412 22 25 . . . 33412 23 1 Secondary secondary JJ 33412 23 2 sexual sexual JJ 33412 23 3 differences difference NNS 33412 23 4 are be VBP 33412 23 5 slight slight JJ 33412 23 6 . . . 33412 24 1 Seven seven CD 33412 24 2 males male NNS 33412 24 3 in in IN 33412 24 4 the the DT 33412 24 5 University University NNP 33412 24 6 of of IN 33412 24 7 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 24 8 Museum Museum NNP 33412 24 9 of of IN 33412 24 10 Natural Natural NNP 33412 24 11 History History NNP 33412 24 12 collection collection NN 33412 24 13 average average JJ 33412 24 14 351 351 CD 33412 24 15 ( ( -LRB- 33412 24 16 342 342 CD 33412 24 17 to to IN 33412 24 18 360 360 CD 33412 24 19 ) ) -RRB- 33412 24 20 millimeters millimeter NNS 33412 24 21 in in IN 33412 24 22 length length NN 33412 24 23 , , , 33412 24 24 and and CC 33412 24 25 six six CD 33412 24 26 females female NNS 33412 24 27 average average VBP 33412 24 28 361 361 CD 33412 24 29 ( ( -LRB- 33412 24 30 348 348 CD 33412 24 31 to to TO 33412 24 32 370 370 CD 33412 24 33 ) ) -RRB- 33412 24 34 millimeters millimeter NNS 33412 24 35 . . . 33412 25 1 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 25 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 25 3 _ _ NNP 33412 25 4 op op NN 33412 25 5 . . . 33412 26 1 cit._:44 cit._:44 NFP 33412 26 2 ) ) -RRB- 33412 26 3 collected collect VBN 33412 26 4 16 16 CD 33412 26 5 breeding breed VBG 33412 26 6 kites kite NNS 33412 26 7 near near IN 33412 26 8 Arnett Arnett NNP 33412 26 9 , , , 33412 26 10 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 26 11 in in IN 33412 26 12 1936 1936 CD 33412 26 13 and and CC 33412 26 14 1937 1937 CD 33412 26 15 and and CC 33412 26 16 recorded record VBD 33412 26 17 that that IN 33412 26 18 eleven eleven CD 33412 26 19 males male NNS 33412 26 20 averaged average VBD 33412 26 21 245 245 CD 33412 26 22 ( ( -LRB- 33412 26 23 216 216 CD 33412 26 24 to to TO 33412 26 25 269 269 CD 33412 26 26 ) ) -RRB- 33412 26 27 grams gram NNS 33412 26 28 and and CC 33412 26 29 five five CD 33412 26 30 females female NNS 33412 26 31 averaged average VBD 33412 26 32 311 311 CD 33412 26 33 ( ( -LRB- 33412 26 34 278 278 CD 33412 26 35 to to TO 33412 26 36 339 339 CD 33412 26 37 ) ) -RRB- 33412 26 38 grams gram NNS 33412 26 39 . . . 33412 27 1 As as IN 33412 27 2 indicated indicate VBN 33412 27 3 by by IN 33412 27 4 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 27 5 , , , 33412 27 6 the the DT 33412 27 7 head head NN 33412 27 8 is be VBZ 33412 27 9 paler paler NN 33412 27 10 in in IN 33412 27 11 the the DT 33412 27 12 adult adult NN 33412 27 13 male male NN 33412 27 14 than than IN 33412 27 15 in in IN 33412 27 16 the the DT 33412 27 17 female female NN 33412 27 18 , , , 33412 27 19 and and CC 33412 27 20 at at IN 33412 27 21 close close JJ 33412 27 22 range range NN 33412 27 23 this this DT 33412 27 24 difference difference NN 33412 27 25 will will MD 33412 27 26 serve serve VB 33412 27 27 for for IN 33412 27 28 identification identification NN 33412 27 29 of of IN 33412 27 30 the the DT 33412 27 31 sexes sex NNS 33412 27 32 . . . 33412 28 1 The the DT 33412 28 2 difference difference NN 33412 28 3 in in IN 33412 28 4 size size NN 33412 28 5 is be VBZ 33412 28 6 scarcely scarcely RB 33412 28 7 noticeable noticeable JJ 33412 28 8 in in IN 33412 28 9 the the DT 33412 28 10 field field NN 33412 28 11 . . . 33412 29 1 Habitat Habitat NNP 33412 29 2 In in IN 33412 29 3 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 29 4 this this DT 33412 29 5 kite kite NN 33412 29 6 seems seem VBZ 33412 29 7 to to TO 33412 29 8 prefer prefer VB 33412 29 9 open open JJ 33412 29 10 and and CC 33412 29 11 even even RB 33412 29 12 barren barren JJ 33412 29 13 terrain terrain NN 33412 29 14 , , , 33412 29 15 in in IN 33412 29 16 contrast contrast NN 33412 29 17 with with IN 33412 29 18 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 29 19 habitat habitat NN 33412 29 20 in in IN 33412 29 21 forests forest NNS 33412 29 22 of of IN 33412 29 23 the the DT 33412 29 24 southeastern southeastern JJ 33412 29 25 states state NNS 33412 29 26 . . . 33412 30 1 Typical typical JJ 33412 30 2 habitat habitat NN 33412 30 3 of of IN 33412 30 4 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 30 5 is be VBZ 33412 30 6 that that DT 33412 30 7 of of IN 33412 30 8 the the DT 33412 30 9 High High NNP 33412 30 10 Plains Plains NNPS 33412 30 11 , , , 33412 30 12 dominated dominate VBN 33412 30 13 by by IN 33412 30 14 a a DT 33412 30 15 short short JJ 33412 30 16 - - HYPH 33412 30 17 grass grass NN 33412 30 18 climax climax NN 33412 30 19 of of IN 33412 30 20 blue blue NNP 33412 30 21 grama grama NNP 33412 30 22 ( ( -LRB- 33412 30 23 _ _ NNP 33412 30 24 Bouteloua Bouteloua NNP 33412 30 25 gracilis gracilis NNP 33412 30 26 _ _ NNP 33412 30 27 ) ) -RRB- 33412 30 28 and and CC 33412 30 29 buffalo buffalo NNP 33412 30 30 grass grass NNP 33412 30 31 ( ( -LRB- 33412 30 32 _ _ NNP 33412 30 33 Buchloë Buchloë NNP 33412 30 34 dactyloides dactyloides NNPS 33412 30 35 _ _ NNP 33412 30 36 ) ) -RRB- 33412 30 37 , , , 33412 30 38 with with IN 33412 30 39 sagebrush sagebrush NNP 33412 30 40 ( ( -LRB- 33412 30 41 _ _ NNP 33412 30 42 Artemisia Artemisia NNP 33412 30 43 _ _ NNP 33412 30 44 sp sp NNP 33412 30 45 . . . 33412 31 1 ) ) -RRB- 33412 31 2 , , , 33412 31 3 prickly prickly JJ 33412 31 4 pear pear NN 33412 31 5 ( ( -LRB- 33412 31 6 _ _ NNP 33412 31 7 Opuntia Opuntia NNP 33412 31 8 _ _ NNP 33412 31 9 sp sp NNP 33412 31 10 . . . 33412 31 11 ) ) -RRB- 33412 32 1 and and CC 33412 32 2 other other JJ 33412 32 3 somewhat somewhat RB 33412 32 4 xerophytic xerophytic JJ 33412 32 5 vegetation vegetation NN 33412 32 6 . . . 33412 33 1 In in IN 33412 33 2 the the DT 33412 33 3 Gypsum Gypsum NNP 33412 33 4 Hills Hills NNPS 33412 33 5 of of IN 33412 33 6 south south JJ 33412 33 7 - - HYPH 33412 33 8 central central JJ 33412 33 9 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 33 10 near near IN 33412 33 11 the the DT 33412 33 12 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 33 13 border border NN 33412 33 14 , , , 33412 33 15 the the DT 33412 33 16 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 33 17 kite kite NN 33412 33 18 finds find VBZ 33412 33 19 habitat habitat JJ 33412 33 20 conditions condition NNS 33412 33 21 exceptionally exceptionally RB 33412 33 22 favorable favorable JJ 33412 33 23 . . . 33412 34 1 This this DT 33412 34 2 is be VBZ 33412 34 3 an an DT 33412 34 4 area area NN 33412 34 5 of of IN 33412 34 6 broken broken JJ 33412 34 7 topography topography NN 33412 34 8 , , , 33412 34 9 dissected dissect VBN 33412 34 10 by by IN 33412 34 11 small small JJ 33412 34 12 steep steep JJ 33412 34 13 - - HYPH 33412 34 14 sided sided JJ 33412 34 15 ravines ravine NNS 33412 34 16 , , , 33412 34 17 often often RB 33412 34 18 with with IN 33412 34 19 brush brush NN 33412 34 20 and and CC 33412 34 21 scrubby scrubby JJ 33412 34 22 trees tree NNS 33412 34 23 on on IN 33412 34 24 the the DT 33412 34 25 slopes slope NNS 33412 34 26 . . . 33412 35 1 At at IN 33412 35 2 Meade Meade NNP 33412 35 3 County County NNP 33412 35 4 State State NNP 33412 35 5 Park Park NNP 33412 35 6 groves grove NNS 33412 35 7 of of IN 33412 35 8 cottonwoods cottonwood NNS 33412 35 9 ( ( -LRB- 33412 35 10 _ _ NNP 33412 35 11 Populus Populus NNP 33412 35 12 deltoides deltoide NNS 33412 35 13 _ _ NNP 33412 35 14 ) ) -RRB- 33412 35 15 provided provide VBD 33412 35 16 abundant abundant JJ 33412 35 17 places place NNS 33412 35 18 for for IN 33412 35 19 perching perch VBG 33412 35 20 and and CC 33412 35 21 nesting nesting NN 33412 35 22 . . . 33412 36 1 At at IN 33412 36 2 this this DT 33412 36 3 locality locality NN 33412 36 4 an an DT 33412 36 5 artesian artesian JJ 33412 36 6 well well NN 33412 36 7 provided provide VBD 33412 36 8 an an DT 33412 36 9 abundant abundant JJ 33412 36 10 year year NN 33412 36 11 round round NN 33412 36 12 water water NN 33412 36 13 supply supply NN 33412 36 14 , , , 33412 36 15 which which WDT 33412 36 16 was be VBD 33412 36 17 impounded impound VBN 33412 36 18 into into IN 33412 36 19 an an DT 33412 36 20 artificial artificial JJ 33412 36 21 lake lake NN 33412 36 22 half half PDT 33412 36 23 a a DT 33412 36 24 mile mile NN 33412 36 25 long long JJ 33412 36 26 and and CC 33412 36 27 a a DT 33412 36 28 little little JJ 33412 36 29 less less JJR 33412 36 30 than than IN 33412 36 31 a a DT 33412 36 32 quarter quarter NN 33412 36 33 mile mile NN 33412 36 34 wide wide JJ 33412 36 35 . . . 33412 37 1 Water water NN 33412 37 2 was be VBD 33412 37 3 also also RB 33412 37 4 impounded impound VBN 33412 37 5 in in IN 33412 37 6 a a DT 33412 37 7 series series NN 33412 37 8 of of IN 33412 37 9 small small JJ 33412 37 10 ponds pond NNS 33412 37 11 maintained maintain VBN 33412 37 12 for for IN 33412 37 13 the the DT 33412 37 14 benefit benefit NN 33412 37 15 of of IN 33412 37 16 fish fish NN 33412 37 17 and and CC 33412 37 18 waterfowl waterfowl NN 33412 37 19 . . . 33412 38 1 Along along IN 33412 38 2 with with IN 33412 38 3 other other JJ 33412 38 4 improvements improvement NNS 33412 38 5 extensive extensive JJ 33412 38 6 plantings planting NNS 33412 38 7 of of IN 33412 38 8 cottonwoods cottonwood NNS 33412 38 9 and and CC 33412 38 10 other other JJ 33412 38 11 trees tree NNS 33412 38 12 were be VBD 33412 38 13 made make VBN 33412 38 14 with with IN 33412 38 15 relief relief NN 33412 38 16 labor labor NN 33412 38 17 in in IN 33412 38 18 the the DT 33412 38 19 nineteen nineteen CD 33412 38 20 thirties thirty NNS 33412 38 21 . . . 33412 39 1 Trees tree NNS 33412 39 2 were be VBD 33412 39 3 scarce scarce JJ 33412 39 4 on on IN 33412 39 5 the the DT 33412 39 6 area area NN 33412 39 7 originally originally RB 33412 39 8 , , , 33412 39 9 but but CC 33412 39 10 by by IN 33412 39 11 1961 1961 CD 33412 39 12 there there EX 33412 39 13 were be VBD 33412 39 14 almost almost RB 33412 39 15 continuous continuous JJ 33412 39 16 groves grove NNS 33412 39 17 in in IN 33412 39 18 an an DT 33412 39 19 area area NN 33412 39 20 nearly nearly RB 33412 39 21 two two CD 33412 39 22 miles mile NNS 33412 39 23 long long JJ 33412 39 24 and and CC 33412 39 25 three three CD 33412 39 26 quarters quarter NNS 33412 39 27 of of IN 33412 39 28 a a DT 33412 39 29 mile mile NN 33412 39 30 wide wide RB 33412 39 31 encompassing encompass VBG 33412 39 32 the the DT 33412 39 33 lake lake NN 33412 39 34 and and CC 33412 39 35 ponds pond NNS 33412 39 36 and and CC 33412 39 37 adjacent adjacent JJ 33412 39 38 areas area NNS 33412 39 39 . . . 33412 40 1 In in IN 33412 40 2 conversation conversation NN 33412 40 3 at at IN 33412 40 4 the the DT 33412 40 5 Park Park NNP 33412 40 6 in in IN 33412 40 7 August August NNP 33412 40 8 1961 1961 CD 33412 40 9 , , , 33412 40 10 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 40 11 C. C. NNP 33412 40 12 W. W. NNP 33412 40 13 Hibbard Hibbard NNP 33412 40 14 told tell VBD 33412 40 15 me -PRON- PRP 33412 40 16 of of IN 33412 40 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 33412 40 18 observations observation NNS 33412 40 19 on on IN 33412 40 20 the the DT 33412 40 21 colony colony NN 33412 40 22 of of IN 33412 40 23 kites kite NNS 33412 40 24 since since IN 33412 40 25 1936 1936 CD 33412 40 26 when when WRB 33412 40 27 his -PRON- PRP$ 33412 40 28 paleontological paleontological JJ 33412 40 29 field field NN 33412 40 30 work work NN 33412 40 31 in in IN 33412 40 32 that that DT 33412 40 33 area area NN 33412 40 34 was be VBD 33412 40 35 begun begin VBN 33412 40 36 . . . 33412 41 1 He -PRON- PRP 33412 41 2 indicated indicate VBD 33412 41 3 an an DT 33412 41 4 area area NN 33412 41 5 of of IN 33412 41 6 less less JJR 33412 41 7 than than IN 33412 41 8 two two CD 33412 41 9 acres acre NNS 33412 41 10 west west NN 33412 41 11 of of IN 33412 41 12 the the DT 33412 41 13 artesian artesian JJ 33412 41 14 well well NN 33412 41 15 to to TO 33412 41 16 which which WDT 33412 41 17 the the DT 33412 41 18 colony colony NN 33412 41 19 had have VBD 33412 41 20 been be VBN 33412 41 21 limited limit VBN 33412 41 22 in in IN 33412 41 23 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 41 24 nesting nesting NN 33412 41 25 in in IN 33412 41 26 1936 1936 CD 33412 41 27 , , , 33412 41 28 because because IN 33412 41 29 at at IN 33412 41 30 that that DT 33412 41 31 time time NN 33412 41 32 few few JJ 33412 41 33 trees tree NNS 33412 41 34 were be VBD 33412 41 35 available available JJ 33412 41 36 as as IN 33412 41 37 nest nest NN 33412 41 38 sites site NNS 33412 41 39 . . . 33412 42 1 In in IN 33412 42 2 subsequent subsequent JJ 33412 42 3 years year NNS 33412 42 4 , , , 33412 42 5 as as IN 33412 42 6 the the DT 33412 42 7 trees tree NNS 33412 42 8 in in IN 33412 42 9 the the DT 33412 42 10 artificially artificially RB 33412 42 11 established establish VBN 33412 42 12 groves grove NNS 33412 42 13 increased increase VBN 33412 42 14 in in IN 33412 42 15 size size NN 33412 42 16 and and CC 33412 42 17 height height NN 33412 42 18 , , , 33412 42 19 and and CC 33412 42 20 other other JJ 33412 42 21 trees tree NNS 33412 42 22 became become VBD 33412 42 23 established establish VBN 33412 42 24 naturally naturally RB 33412 42 25 where where WRB 33412 42 26 the the DT 33412 42 27 impoundments impoundment NNS 33412 42 28 had have VBD 33412 42 29 created create VBN 33412 42 30 favorably favorably RB 33412 42 31 moist moist JJ 33412 42 32 conditions condition NNS 33412 42 33 , , , 33412 42 34 the the DT 33412 42 35 nesting nest VBG 33412 42 36 colony colony NN 33412 42 37 expanded expand VBN 33412 42 38 in in IN 33412 42 39 all all DT 33412 42 40 directions direction NNS 33412 42 41 , , , 33412 42 42 and and CC 33412 42 43 the the DT 33412 42 44 number number NN 33412 42 45 of of IN 33412 42 46 kites kite NNS 33412 42 47 increased increase VBD 33412 42 48 tremendously tremendously RB 33412 42 49 . . . 33412 43 1 When when WRB 33412 43 2 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 43 3 observations observation NNS 33412 43 4 were be VBD 33412 43 5 made make VBN 33412 43 6 in in IN 33412 43 7 1961 1961 CD 33412 43 8 , , , 33412 43 9 the the DT 33412 43 10 nesting nesting JJ 33412 43 11 area area NN 33412 43 12 was be VBD 33412 43 13 co co JJ 33412 43 14 - - JJ 33412 43 15 extensive extensive JJ 33412 43 16 with with IN 33412 43 17 the the DT 33412 43 18 cottonwood cottonwood NN 33412 43 19 groves grove NNS 33412 43 20 , , , 33412 43 21 and and CC 33412 43 22 there there EX 33412 43 23 were be VBD 33412 43 24 literally literally RB 33412 43 25 thousands thousand NNS 33412 43 26 of of IN 33412 43 27 trees tree NNS 33412 43 28 within within IN 33412 43 29 the the DT 33412 43 30 area area NN 33412 43 31 that that WDT 33412 43 32 provided provide VBD 33412 43 33 adequate adequate JJ 33412 43 34 sites site NNS 33412 43 35 for for IN 33412 43 36 nests nest NNS 33412 43 37 . . . 33412 44 1 Numbers number NNS 33412 44 2 The the DT 33412 44 3 maximum maximum JJ 33412 44 4 number number NN 33412 44 5 of of IN 33412 44 6 kites kite NNS 33412 44 7 seen see VBN 33412 44 8 flying fly VBG 33412 44 9 at at IN 33412 44 10 one one CD 33412 44 11 time time NN 33412 44 12 at at IN 33412 44 13 the the DT 33412 44 14 Park Park NNP 33412 44 15 was be VBD 33412 44 16 44 44 CD 33412 44 17 , , , 33412 44 18 on on IN 33412 44 19 August August NNP 33412 44 20 22 22 CD 33412 44 21 , , , 33412 44 22 1961 1961 CD 33412 44 23 . . . 33412 45 1 Probably probably RB 33412 45 2 almost almost RB 33412 45 3 all all DT 33412 45 4 there there EX 33412 45 5 were be VBD 33412 45 6 adults adult NNS 33412 45 7 , , , 33412 45 8 because because IN 33412 45 9 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 45 10 , , , 33412 45 11 even even RB 33412 45 12 though though IN 33412 45 13 able able JJ 33412 45 14 to to TO 33412 45 15 fly fly VB 33412 45 16 strongly strongly RB 33412 45 17 by by IN 33412 45 18 this this DT 33412 45 19 date date NN 33412 45 20 , , , 33412 45 21 were be VBD 33412 45 22 still still RB 33412 45 23 spending spend VBG 33412 45 24 most most JJS 33412 45 25 of of IN 33412 45 26 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 45 27 time time NN 33412 45 28 perched perch VBN 33412 45 29 . . . 33412 46 1 The the DT 33412 46 2 colony colony NN 33412 46 3 of of IN 33412 46 4 kites kite NNS 33412 46 5 was be VBD 33412 46 6 usually usually RB 33412 46 7 scattered scatter VBN 33412 46 8 over over RP 33412 46 9 at at RB 33412 46 10 least least RBS 33412 46 11 two two CD 33412 46 12 square square JJ 33412 46 13 miles mile NNS 33412 46 14 , , , 33412 46 15 and and CC 33412 46 16 at at IN 33412 46 17 most most JJS 33412 46 18 times time NNS 33412 46 19 some some DT 33412 46 20 were be VBD 33412 46 21 perched perch VBN 33412 46 22 , , , 33412 46 23 others other NNS 33412 46 24 were be VBD 33412 46 25 flying fly VBG 33412 46 26 low low JJ 33412 46 27 and and CC 33412 46 28 solitarily solitarily RB 33412 46 29 , , , 33412 46 30 hence hence RB 33412 46 31 it -PRON- PRP 33412 46 32 is be VBZ 33412 46 33 improbable improbable JJ 33412 46 34 that that IN 33412 46 35 the the DT 33412 46 36 total total JJ 33412 46 37 population population NN 33412 46 38 or or CC 33412 46 39 a a DT 33412 46 40 high high JJ 33412 46 41 percentage percentage NN 33412 46 42 of of IN 33412 46 43 it -PRON- PRP 33412 46 44 could could MD 33412 46 45 be be VB 33412 46 46 seen see VBN 33412 46 47 together together RB 33412 46 48 at at IN 33412 46 49 any any DT 33412 46 50 one one CD 33412 46 51 time time NN 33412 46 52 or or CC 33412 46 53 place place NN 33412 46 54 . . . 33412 47 1 More More JJR 33412 47 2 than than IN 33412 47 3 40 40 CD 33412 47 4 nests nest NNS 33412 47 5 were be VBD 33412 47 6 located locate VBN 33412 47 7 in in IN 33412 47 8 1961 1961 CD 33412 47 9 , , , 33412 47 10 and and CC 33412 47 11 probably probably RB 33412 47 12 at at IN 33412 47 13 least least JJS 33412 47 14 as as RB 33412 47 15 many many JJ 33412 47 16 more more RBR 33412 47 17 were be VBD 33412 47 18 overlooked overlook VBN 33412 47 19 . . . 33412 48 1 There there EX 33412 48 2 must must MD 33412 48 3 have have VB 33412 48 4 been be VBN 33412 48 5 a a DT 33412 48 6 breeding breeding NN 33412 48 7 population population NN 33412 48 8 of of IN 33412 48 9 at at RB 33412 48 10 least least RBS 33412 48 11 100 100 CD 33412 48 12 kites kite NNS 33412 48 13 , , , 33412 48 14 and and CC 33412 48 15 probably probably RB 33412 48 16 as as RB 33412 48 17 many many JJ 33412 48 18 as as IN 33412 48 19 150 150 CD 33412 48 20 in in IN 33412 48 21 the the DT 33412 48 22 Park Park NNP 33412 48 23 in in IN 33412 48 24 1961 1961 CD 33412 48 25 . . . 33412 49 1 H. H. NNP 33412 49 2 B. B. NNP 33412 49 3 Tordoff Tordoff NNP 33412 49 4 recorded record VBN 33412 49 5 on on IN 33412 49 6 the the DT 33412 49 7 label label NN 33412 49 8 of of IN 33412 49 9 K. K. NNP 33412 49 10 U. U. NNP 33412 49 11 Mus Mus NNP 33412 49 12 . . . 33412 50 1 Nat Nat NNP 33412 50 2 . . . 33412 51 1 Hist hist NN 33412 51 2 . . . 33412 52 1 no no UH 33412 52 2 . . . 33412 53 1 30514 30514 CD 33412 53 2 , , , 33412 53 3 taken take VBN 33412 53 4 on on IN 33412 53 5 September September NNP 33412 53 6 1 1 CD 33412 53 7 , , , 33412 53 8 1951 1951 CD 33412 53 9 , , , 33412 53 10 in in IN 33412 53 11 Barber Barber NNP 33412 53 12 County County NNP 33412 53 13 , , , 33412 53 14 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 53 15 , , , 33412 53 16 that that IN 33412 53 17 it -PRON- PRP 33412 53 18 was be VBD 33412 53 19 one one CD 33412 53 20 of of IN 33412 53 21 at at RB 33412 53 22 least least RBS 33412 53 23 200 200 CD 33412 53 24 at at IN 33412 53 25 a a DT 33412 53 26 communal communal JJ 33412 53 27 roost roost NN 33412 53 28 . . . 33412 54 1 Feeding feed VBG 33412 54 2 The the DT 33412 54 3 Park Park NNP 33412 54 4 and and CC 33412 54 5 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 54 6 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 54 7 stood stand VBD 33412 54 8 out out RP 33412 54 9 as as IN 33412 54 10 a a DT 33412 54 11 veritable veritable JJ 33412 54 12 oasis oasis NN 33412 54 13 in in IN 33412 54 14 an an DT 33412 54 15 almost almost RB 33412 54 16 treeless treeless JJ 33412 54 17 region region NN 33412 54 18 of of IN 33412 54 19 open open JJ 33412 54 20 rolling rolling JJ 33412 54 21 topography topography NN 33412 54 22 , , , 33412 54 23 with with IN 33412 54 24 a a DT 33412 54 25 short short JJ 33412 54 26 - - HYPH 33412 54 27 grass grass NN 33412 54 28 type type NN 33412 54 29 of of IN 33412 54 30 vegetation vegetation NN 33412 54 31 dominating dominating NN 33412 54 32 . . . 33412 55 1 The the DT 33412 55 2 kites kite NNS 33412 55 3 displayed display VBD 33412 55 4 versatility versatility NN 33412 55 5 in in IN 33412 55 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 55 7 choice choice NN 33412 55 8 of of IN 33412 55 9 places place NNS 33412 55 10 to to TO 33412 55 11 forage forage VB 33412 55 12 . . . 33412 56 1 Often often RB 33412 56 2 they -PRON- PRP 33412 56 3 soared soar VBD 33412 56 4 over over IN 33412 56 5 the the DT 33412 56 6 cottonwood cottonwood NN 33412 56 7 groves grove NNS 33412 56 8 , , , 33412 56 9 the the DT 33412 56 10 lake lake NN 33412 56 11 , , , 33412 56 12 or or CC 33412 56 13 the the DT 33412 56 14 ponds pond NNS 33412 56 15 , , , 33412 56 16 but but CC 33412 56 17 at at IN 33412 56 18 other other JJ 33412 56 19 times time NNS 33412 56 20 they -PRON- PRP 33412 56 21 flew fly VBD 33412 56 22 far far RB 33412 56 23 out out RB 33412 56 24 over over IN 33412 56 25 the the DT 33412 56 26 plains plain NNS 33412 56 27 , , , 33412 56 28 and and CC 33412 56 29 seemed seem VBD 33412 56 30 to to TO 33412 56 31 prefer prefer VB 33412 56 32 such such JJ 33412 56 33 open open JJ 33412 56 34 situations situation NNS 33412 56 35 . . . 33412 57 1 A a DT 33412 57 2 small small JJ 33412 57 3 herd herd NN 33412 57 4 of of IN 33412 57 5 buffalo buffalo NNP 33412 57 6 was be VBD 33412 57 7 maintained maintain VBN 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have VB 33412 58 19 benefited benefit VBN 33412 58 20 from from IN 33412 58 21 the the DT 33412 58 22 movements movement NNS 33412 58 23 of of IN 33412 58 24 the the DT 33412 58 25 buffalo buffalo NNP 33412 58 26 , , , 33412 58 27 serving serve VBG 33412 58 28 to to IN 33412 58 29 flush flush JJ 33412 58 30 certain certain JJ 33412 58 31 insects insect NNS 33412 58 32 such such JJ 33412 58 33 as as IN 33412 58 34 grasshoppers grasshopper NNS 33412 58 35 . . . 33412 59 1 The the DT 33412 59 2 latter latter JJ 33412 59 3 were be VBD 33412 59 4 probably probably RB 33412 59 5 the the DT 33412 59 6 chief chief JJ 33412 59 7 food food NN 33412 59 8 source source NN 33412 59 9 of of IN 33412 59 10 the the DT 33412 59 11 kites kite NNS 33412 59 12 in in IN 33412 59 13 the the DT 33412 59 14 heavily heavily RB 33412 59 15 grazed graze VBN 33412 59 16 pastures pasture NNS 33412 59 17 . . . 33412 60 1 Bent bent NN 33412 60 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 60 3 1936:67 1936:67 CD 33412 60 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 60 5 stated state VBD 33412 60 6 : : : 33412 60 7 " " `` 33412 60 8 A a DT 33412 60 9 flock flock NN 33412 60 10 of of IN 33412 60 11 from from IN 33412 60 12 3 3 CD 33412 60 13 to to TO 33412 60 14 20 20 CD 33412 60 15 will will MD 33412 60 16 sail sail VB 33412 60 17 about about IN 33412 60 18 a a DT 33412 60 19 person person NN 33412 60 20 , , , 33412 60 21 a a DT 33412 60 22 horseman horseman NN 33412 60 23 or or CC 33412 60 24 a a DT 33412 60 25 team team NN 33412 60 26 , , , 33412 60 27 traveling travel VBG 33412 60 28 through through IN 33412 60 29 grassy grassy JJ 33412 60 30 flats flat NNS 33412 60 31 or or CC 33412 60 32 bushy bushy JJ 33412 60 33 places place NNS 33412 60 34 , , , 33412 60 35 and and CC 33412 60 36 seize seize VB 33412 60 37 the the DT 33412 60 38 cicadas cicada NNS 33412 60 39 as as IN 33412 60 40 they -PRON- PRP 33412 60 41 are be VBP 33412 60 42 scared scare VBN 33412 60 43 up up RP 33412 60 44 . . . 33412 60 45 " " '' 33412 61 1 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 61 2 Hibbard Hibbard NNP 33412 61 3 told tell VBD 33412 61 4 me -PRON- PRP 33412 61 5 that that IN 33412 61 6 on on IN 33412 61 7 one one CD 33412 61 8 occasion occasion NN 33412 61 9 when when WRB 33412 61 10 he -PRON- PRP 33412 61 11 had have VBD 33412 61 12 caught catch VBN 33412 61 13 a a DT 33412 61 14 number number NN 33412 61 15 of of IN 33412 61 16 cicadas cicada NNS 33412 61 17 , , , 33412 61 18 he -PRON- PRP 33412 61 19 fed feed VBD 33412 61 20 them -PRON- PRP 33412 61 21 to to IN 33412 61 22 a a DT 33412 61 23 pair pair NN 33412 61 24 of of IN 33412 61 25 kites kite NNS 33412 61 26 by by IN 33412 61 27 tossing toss VBG 33412 61 28 them -PRON- PRP 33412 61 29 into into IN 33412 61 30 the the DT 33412 61 31 air air NN 33412 61 32 one one CD 33412 61 33 by by IN 33412 61 34 one one CD 33412 61 35 , , , 33412 61 36 and and CC 33412 61 37 each each DT 33412 61 38 was be VBD 33412 61 39 seized seize VBN 33412 61 40 by by IN 33412 61 41 a a DT 33412 61 42 kite kite NN 33412 61 43 which which WDT 33412 61 44 was be VBD 33412 61 45 flying fly VBG 33412 61 46 nearby nearby RB 33412 61 47 waiting wait VBG 33412 61 48 expectantly expectantly RB 33412 61 49 . . . 33412 62 1 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 62 2 kites kite NNS 33412 62 3 are be VBP 33412 62 4 noted note VBN 33412 62 5 for for IN 33412 62 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 62 7 buoyant buoyant JJ 33412 62 8 and and CC 33412 62 9 seemingly seemingly RB 33412 62 10 almost almost RB 33412 62 11 effortless effortless JJ 33412 62 12 flight flight NN 33412 62 13 , , , 33412 62 14 and and CC 33412 62 15 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 62 16 prey prey NN 33412 62 17 is be VBZ 33412 62 18 caught catch VBN 33412 62 19 while while IN 33412 62 20 they -PRON- PRP 33412 62 21 are be VBP 33412 62 22 on on IN 33412 62 23 the the DT 33412 62 24 wing wing NN 33412 62 25 . . . 33412 63 1 In in IN 33412 63 2 extended extended JJ 33412 63 3 flights flight NNS 33412 63 4 the the DT 33412 63 5 kites kite NNS 33412 63 6 soar soar VBP 33412 63 7 , , , 33412 63 8 drift drift NN 33412 63 9 and and CC 33412 63 10 circle circle NN 33412 63 11 with with IN 33412 63 12 frequent frequent JJ 33412 63 13 easy easy JJ 33412 63 14 flapping flapping NN 33412 63 15 , , , 33412 63 16 at at IN 33412 63 17 variable variable JJ 33412 63 18 heights height NNS 33412 63 19 . . . 33412 64 1 Sometimes sometimes RB 33412 64 2 they -PRON- PRP 33412 64 3 are be VBP 33412 64 4 several several JJ 33412 64 5 hundred hundred CD 33412 64 6 feet foot NNS 33412 64 7 above above IN 33412 64 8 the the DT 33412 64 9 ground ground NN 33412 64 10 . . . 33412 65 1 Doubtless doubtless RB 33412 65 2 the the DT 33412 65 3 height height NN 33412 65 4 is be VBZ 33412 65 5 influenced influence VBN 33412 65 6 by by IN 33412 65 7 the the DT 33412 65 8 types type NNS 33412 65 9 of of IN 33412 65 10 insects insect NNS 33412 65 11 that that WDT 33412 65 12 are be VBP 33412 65 13 flying fly VBG 33412 65 14 , , , 33412 65 15 and and CC 33412 65 16 where where WRB 33412 65 17 they -PRON- PRP 33412 65 18 can can MD 33412 65 19 be be VB 33412 65 20 found find VBN 33412 65 21 most most RBS 33412 65 22 readily readily RB 33412 65 23 . . . 33412 66 1 Even even RB 33412 66 2 at at IN 33412 66 3 close close JJ 33412 66 4 range range NN 33412 66 5 the the DT 33412 66 6 catching catching NN 33412 66 7 of of IN 33412 66 8 prey prey NN 33412 66 9 by by IN 33412 66 10 a a DT 33412 66 11 kite kite NN 33412 66 12 is be VBZ 33412 66 13 likely likely JJ 33412 66 14 to to TO 33412 66 15 be be VB 33412 66 16 overlooked overlook VBN 33412 66 17 by by IN 33412 66 18 an an DT 33412 66 19 observer observer NN 33412 66 20 . . . 33412 67 1 After after IN 33412 67 2 being be VBG 33412 67 3 snatched snatch VBN 33412 67 4 from from IN 33412 67 5 the the DT 33412 67 6 air air NN 33412 67 7 , , , 33412 67 8 the the DT 33412 67 9 prey prey NN 33412 67 10 is be VBZ 33412 67 11 usually usually RB 33412 67 12 eaten eat VBN 33412 67 13 while while IN 33412 67 14 the the DT 33412 67 15 kite kite NN 33412 67 16 is be VBZ 33412 67 17 still still RB 33412 67 18 in in IN 33412 67 19 flight flight NN 33412 67 20 , , , 33412 67 21 and and CC 33412 67 22 the the DT 33412 67 23 movements movement NNS 33412 67 24 of of IN 33412 67 25 the the DT 33412 67 26 head head NN 33412 67 27 in in IN 33412 67 28 pecking pecking NN 33412 67 29 at at IN 33412 67 30 the the DT 33412 67 31 objects object NNS 33412 67 32 held hold VBN 33412 67 33 in in IN 33412 67 34 the the DT 33412 67 35 talons talon NNS 33412 67 36 are be VBP 33412 67 37 much much RB 33412 67 38 more more RBR 33412 67 39 noticeable noticeable JJ 33412 67 40 than than IN 33412 67 41 the the DT 33412 67 42 slight slight JJ 33412 67 43 veering veer VBG 33412 67 44 from from IN 33412 67 45 the the DT 33412 67 46 course course NN 33412 67 47 of of IN 33412 67 48 flight flight NN 33412 67 49 that that WDT 33412 67 50 signals signal VBZ 33412 67 51 the the DT 33412 67 52 actual actual JJ 33412 67 53 capture capture NN 33412 67 54 . . . 33412 68 1 Kites kite NNS 33412 68 2 were be VBD 33412 68 3 often often RB 33412 68 4 watched watch VBN 33412 68 5 while while IN 33412 68 6 they -PRON- PRP 33412 68 7 were be VBD 33412 68 8 hunting hunt VBG 33412 68 9 in in IN 33412 68 10 the the DT 33412 68 11 open open JJ 33412 68 12 areas area NNS 33412 68 13 around around IN 33412 68 14 the the DT 33412 68 15 Park Park NNP 33412 68 16 . . . 33412 69 1 On on IN 33412 69 2 June June NNP 33412 69 3 1 1 CD 33412 69 4 , , , 33412 69 5 1961 1961 CD 33412 69 6 , , , 33412 69 7 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 69 8 son son NN 33412 69 9 and and CC 33412 69 10 I -PRON- PRP 33412 69 11 observed observe VBD 33412 69 12 16 16 CD 33412 69 13 perched perch VBN 33412 69 14 together together RB 33412 69 15 in in IN 33412 69 16 a a DT 33412 69 17 small small JJ 33412 69 18 tree tree NN 33412 69 19 . . . 33412 70 1 From from IN 33412 70 2 time time NN 33412 70 3 to to IN 33412 70 4 time time NN 33412 70 5 each each DT 33412 70 6 kite kite NN 33412 70 7 would would MD 33412 70 8 leave leave VB 33412 70 9 the the DT 33412 70 10 tree tree NN 33412 70 11 in in IN 33412 70 12 a a DT 33412 70 13 short short JJ 33412 70 14 flight flight NN 33412 70 15 low low RB 33412 70 16 over over IN 33412 70 17 the the DT 33412 70 18 surface surface NN 33412 70 19 of of IN 33412 70 20 a a DT 33412 70 21 nearby nearby JJ 33412 70 22 pool pool NN 33412 70 23 , , , 33412 70 24 where where WRB 33412 70 25 it -PRON- PRP 33412 70 26 would would MD 33412 70 27 snatch snatch VB 33412 70 28 up up RP 33412 70 29 prey prey NN 33412 70 30 , , , 33412 70 31 probably probably RB 33412 70 32 a a DT 33412 70 33 dragonfly dragonfly NN 33412 70 34 in in IN 33412 70 35 many many JJ 33412 70 36 instances instance NNS 33412 70 37 , , , 33412 70 38 and and CC 33412 70 39 would would MD 33412 70 40 return return VB 33412 70 41 to to IN 33412 70 42 a a DT 33412 70 43 perch perch NN 33412 70 44 to to TO 33412 70 45 feed feed VB 33412 70 46 . . . 33412 71 1 Most Most JJS 33412 71 2 of of IN 33412 71 3 the the DT 33412 71 4 time time NN 33412 71 5 one one CD 33412 71 6 or or CC 33412 71 7 several several JJ 33412 71 8 kites kite NNS 33412 71 9 were be VBD 33412 71 10 in in IN 33412 71 11 flight flight NN 33412 71 12 while while IN 33412 71 13 the the DT 33412 71 14 majority majority NN 33412 71 15 were be VBD 33412 71 16 perched perch VBN 33412 71 17 . . . 33412 72 1 Similar similar JJ 33412 72 2 observations observation NNS 33412 72 3 were be VBD 33412 72 4 made make VBN 33412 72 5 on on IN 33412 72 6 smaller small JJR 33412 72 7 groups group NNS 33412 72 8 perched perch VBN 33412 72 9 on on IN 33412 72 10 fence fence NN 33412 72 11 posts post NNS 33412 72 12 along along IN 33412 72 13 the the DT 33412 72 14 edges edge NNS 33412 72 15 of of IN 33412 72 16 large large JJ 33412 72 17 pastures pasture NNS 33412 72 18 . . . 33412 73 1 Gregarious gregarious JJ 33412 73 2 tendencies tendency NNS 33412 73 3 were be VBD 33412 73 4 evident evident JJ 33412 73 5 from from IN 33412 73 6 the the DT 33412 73 7 fact fact NN 33412 73 8 that that IN 33412 73 9 two two CD 33412 73 10 or or CC 33412 73 11 more more JJR 33412 73 12 of of IN 33412 73 13 the the DT 33412 73 14 kites kite NNS 33412 73 15 perched perch VBN 33412 73 16 fairly fairly RB 33412 73 17 near near RB 33412 73 18 together together RB 33412 73 19 on on IN 33412 73 20 separate separate JJ 33412 73 21 but but CC 33412 73 22 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 73 23 adjacent adjacent JJ 33412 73 24 fence fence NN 33412 73 25 posts post NNS 33412 73 26 . . . 33412 74 1 Each each DT 33412 74 2 kite kite NN 33412 74 3 in in IN 33412 74 4 turn turn NN 33412 74 5 would would MD 33412 74 6 glide glide VB 33412 74 7 from from IN 33412 74 8 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 74 9 post post NN 33412 74 10 , , , 33412 74 11 skim skim NNP 33412 74 12 low low RB 33412 74 13 over over IN 33412 74 14 the the DT 33412 74 15 ground ground NN 33412 74 16 surface surface NN 33412 74 17 for for IN 33412 74 18 a a DT 33412 74 19 few few JJ 33412 74 20 seconds second NNS 33412 74 21 , , , 33412 74 22 seize seize VB 33412 74 23 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 74 24 prey prey NN 33412 74 25 with with IN 33412 74 26 a a DT 33412 74 27 sudden sudden JJ 33412 74 28 slight slight JJ 33412 74 29 swerving swerving NN 33412 74 30 , , , 33412 74 31 and and CC 33412 74 32 return return VB 33412 74 33 to to IN 33412 74 34 the the DT 33412 74 35 fence fence NN 33412 74 36 ( ( -LRB- 33412 74 37 usually usually RB 33412 74 38 to to IN 33412 74 39 a a DT 33412 74 40 different different JJ 33412 74 41 post post NN 33412 74 42 from from IN 33412 74 43 the the DT 33412 74 44 one one NN 33412 74 45 it -PRON- PRP 33412 74 46 had have VBD 33412 74 47 left leave VBN 33412 74 48 ) ) -RRB- 33412 74 49 to to TO 33412 74 50 feed feed VB 33412 74 51 upon upon IN 33412 74 52 the the DT 33412 74 53 insect insect NN 33412 74 54 captured capture VBN 33412 74 55 . . . 33412 75 1 Grasshoppers grasshopper NNS 33412 75 2 of of IN 33412 75 3 many many JJ 33412 75 4 species specie NNS 33412 75 5 were be VBD 33412 75 6 abundant abundant JJ 33412 75 7 in in IN 33412 75 8 the the DT 33412 75 9 area area NN 33412 75 10 . . . 33412 76 1 It -PRON- PRP 33412 76 2 seemed seem VBD 33412 76 3 that that IN 33412 76 4 grasshoppers grasshopper NNS 33412 76 5 were be VBD 33412 76 6 flushed flush VBN 33412 76 7 from from IN 33412 76 8 the the DT 33412 76 9 ground ground NN 33412 76 10 by by IN 33412 76 11 the the DT 33412 76 12 bird bird NN 33412 76 13 flying fly VBG 33412 76 14 near near IN 33412 76 15 them -PRON- PRP 33412 76 16 and and CC 33412 76 17 were be VBD 33412 76 18 picked pick VBN 33412 76 19 off off RP 33412 76 20 before before IN 33412 76 21 they -PRON- PRP 33412 76 22 were be VBD 33412 76 23 well well RB 33412 76 24 underway underway JJ 33412 76 25 . . . 33412 77 1 In in IN 33412 77 2 any any DT 33412 77 3 case case NN 33412 77 4 the the DT 33412 77 5 prey prey NN 33412 77 6 was be VBD 33412 77 7 taken take VBN 33412 77 8 from from IN 33412 77 9 the the DT 33412 77 10 air air NN 33412 77 11 rather rather RB 33412 77 12 than than IN 33412 77 13 from from IN 33412 77 14 the the DT 33412 77 15 ground ground NN 33412 77 16 in in IN 33412 77 17 all all DT 33412 77 18 observed observe VBN 33412 77 19 instances instance NNS 33412 77 20 . . . 33412 78 1 Ganier Ganier NNP 33412 78 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 78 3 1902:86 1902:86 NN 33412 78 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 78 5 mentioned mention VBD 33412 78 6 seeing see VBG 33412 78 7 one one CD 33412 78 8 of of IN 33412 78 9 these these DT 33412 78 10 kites kite NNS 33412 78 11 alight alight VBD 33412 78 12 on on IN 33412 78 13 the the DT 33412 78 14 ground ground NN 33412 78 15 in in IN 33412 78 16 a a DT 33412 78 17 cotton cotton NN 33412 78 18 field field NN 33412 78 19 , , , 33412 78 20 where where WRB 33412 78 21 it -PRON- PRP 33412 78 22 stayed stay VBD 33412 78 23 for for IN 33412 78 24 more more JJR 33412 78 25 than than IN 33412 78 26 a a DT 33412 78 27 minute minute NN 33412 78 28 , , , 33412 78 29 but but CC 33412 78 30 perching perch VBG 33412 78 31 on on IN 33412 78 32 the the DT 33412 78 33 ground ground NN 33412 78 34 is be VBZ 33412 78 35 unusual unusual JJ 33412 78 36 . . . 33412 79 1 Most most RBS 33412 79 2 often often RB 33412 79 3 kites kite NNS 33412 79 4 that that WDT 33412 79 5 were be VBD 33412 79 6 catching catch VBG 33412 79 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 79 8 prey prey NN 33412 79 9 by by IN 33412 79 10 skimming skim VBG 33412 79 11 close close RB 33412 79 12 to to IN 33412 79 13 the the DT 33412 79 14 ground ground NN 33412 79 15 did do VBD 33412 79 16 not not RB 33412 79 17 return return VB 33412 79 18 to to IN 33412 79 19 a a DT 33412 79 20 perch perch NN 33412 79 21 but but CC 33412 79 22 ate eat VBD 33412 79 23 while while IN 33412 79 24 they -PRON- PRP 33412 79 25 were be VBD 33412 79 26 flying fly VBG 33412 79 27 . . . 33412 80 1 Associations association NNS 33412 80 2 of of IN 33412 80 3 groups group NNS 33412 80 4 on on IN 33412 80 5 posts post NNS 33412 80 6 at at IN 33412 80 7 edges edge NNS 33412 80 8 of of IN 33412 80 9 fields field NNS 33412 80 10 , , , 33412 80 11 in in IN 33412 80 12 trees tree NNS 33412 80 13 or or CC 33412 80 14 in in IN 33412 80 15 flight flight NN 33412 80 16 were be VBD 33412 80 17 ephemeral ephemeral JJ 33412 80 18 as as IN 33412 80 19 each each DT 33412 80 20 bird bird NN 33412 80 21 seemed seem VBD 33412 80 22 driven drive VBN 33412 80 23 by by IN 33412 80 24 a a DT 33412 80 25 restless restless JJ 33412 80 26 urge urge NN 33412 80 27 to to TO 33412 80 28 be be VB 33412 80 29 in in IN 33412 80 30 motion motion NN 33412 80 31 . . . 33412 81 1 The the DT 33412 81 2 kites kite NNS 33412 81 3 generally generally RB 33412 81 4 gave give VBD 33412 81 5 the the DT 33412 81 6 impression impression NN 33412 81 7 of of IN 33412 81 8 catching catch VBG 33412 81 9 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 81 10 prey prey NN 33412 81 11 effortlessly effortlessly RB 33412 81 12 and and CC 33412 81 13 casually casually RB 33412 81 14 in in IN 33412 81 15 the the DT 33412 81 16 course course NN 33412 81 17 of of IN 33412 81 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 81 19 flights flight NNS 33412 81 20 . . . 33412 82 1 However however RB 33412 82 2 , , , 33412 82 3 on on IN 33412 82 4 July July NNP 33412 82 5 20 20 CD 33412 82 6 , , , 33412 82 7 1961 1961 CD 33412 82 8 , , , 33412 82 9 one one CD 33412 82 10 flying fly VBG 33412 82 11 over over IN 33412 82 12 a a DT 33412 82 13 pond pond NN 33412 82 14 was be VBD 33412 82 15 seen see VBN 33412 82 16 to to TO 33412 82 17 swoop swoop VB 33412 82 18 three three CD 33412 82 19 times time NNS 33412 82 20 in in IN 33412 82 21 rapid rapid JJ 33412 82 22 succession succession NN 33412 82 23 at at IN 33412 82 24 a a DT 33412 82 25 dragonfly dragonfly NN 33412 82 26 without without IN 33412 82 27 catching catch VBG 33412 82 28 it -PRON- PRP 33412 82 29 . . . 33412 83 1 The the DT 33412 83 2 kite kite NN 33412 83 3 then then RB 33412 83 4 flew fly VBD 33412 83 5 higher higher RBR 33412 83 6 , , , 33412 83 7 circled circle VBN 33412 83 8 , , , 33412 83 9 and and CC 33412 83 10 swooped swoop VBD 33412 83 11 three three CD 33412 83 12 times time NNS 33412 83 13 more more JJR 33412 83 14 at at IN 33412 83 15 the the DT 33412 83 16 dragonfly dragonfly NN 33412 83 17 , , , 33412 83 18 catching catch VBG 33412 83 19 it -PRON- PRP 33412 83 20 on on IN 33412 83 21 the the DT 33412 83 22 last last JJ 33412 83 23 attempt attempt NN 33412 83 24 . . . 33412 84 1 Most Most JJS 33412 84 2 of of IN 33412 84 3 the the DT 33412 84 4 insects insect NNS 33412 84 5 preyed prey VBN 33412 84 6 upon upon IN 33412 84 7 are be VBP 33412 84 8 slower slow JJR 33412 84 9 and and CC 33412 84 10 less less RBR 33412 84 11 elusive elusive JJ 33412 84 12 than than IN 33412 84 13 dragonflies dragonfly NNS 33412 84 14 , , , 33412 84 15 which which WDT 33412 84 16 are be VBP 33412 84 17 largely largely RB 33412 84 18 immune immune JJ 33412 84 19 to to IN 33412 84 20 the the DT 33412 84 21 attacks attack NNS 33412 84 22 of of IN 33412 84 23 flying fly VBG 33412 84 24 predators predator NNS 33412 84 25 because because IN 33412 84 26 of of IN 33412 84 27 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 84 28 great great JJ 33412 84 29 prowess prowess NN 33412 84 30 in in IN 33412 84 31 flight flight NN 33412 84 32 . . . 33412 85 1 Only only RB 33412 85 2 on on IN 33412 85 3 rare rare JJ 33412 85 4 occasions occasion NNS 33412 85 5 could could MD 33412 85 6 the the DT 33412 85 7 kind kind NN 33412 85 8 of of IN 33412 85 9 prey prey NN 33412 85 10 captured capture VBN 33412 85 11 be be VB 33412 85 12 observed observe VBN 33412 85 13 in in IN 33412 85 14 the the DT 33412 85 15 field field NN 33412 85 16 . . . 33412 86 1 Food food NN 33412 86 2 habits habit NNS 33412 86 3 were be VBD 33412 86 4 studied study VBN 33412 86 5 by by IN 33412 86 6 collecting collect VBG 33412 86 7 pellets pellet NNS 33412 86 8 of of IN 33412 86 9 the the DT 33412 86 10 kites kite NNS 33412 86 11 at at IN 33412 86 12 the the DT 33412 86 13 Park Park NNP 33412 86 14 , , , 33412 86 15 and and CC 33412 86 16 analyzing analyze VBG 33412 86 17 them -PRON- PRP 33412 86 18 . . . 33412 87 1 The the DT 33412 87 2 pellets pellet NNS 33412 87 3 were be VBD 33412 87 4 usually usually RB 33412 87 5 disgorged disgorge VBN 33412 87 6 early early RB 33412 87 7 in in IN 33412 87 8 the the DT 33412 87 9 morning morning NN 33412 87 10 while while IN 33412 87 11 the the DT 33412 87 12 kites kite NNS 33412 87 13 were be VBD 33412 87 14 still still RB 33412 87 15 on on IN 33412 87 16 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 87 17 night night NN 33412 87 18 roosts roost NNS 33412 87 19 in in IN 33412 87 20 large large JJ 33412 87 21 cottonwoods cottonwood NNS 33412 87 22 . . . 33412 88 1 Often often RB 33412 88 2 several several JJ 33412 88 3 kites kite NNS 33412 88 4 roosted roost VBD 33412 88 5 in in IN 33412 88 6 the the DT 33412 88 7 same same JJ 33412 88 8 tree tree NN 33412 88 9 . . . 33412 89 1 The the DT 33412 89 2 pellets pellet NNS 33412 89 3 were be VBD 33412 89 4 of of IN 33412 89 5 characteristic characteristic JJ 33412 89 6 appearance appearance NN 33412 89 7 , , , 33412 89 8 elliptical elliptical JJ 33412 89 9 , , , 33412 89 10 approximately approximately RB 33412 89 11 15 15 CD 33412 89 12 millimeters millimeter NNS 33412 89 13 in in IN 33412 89 14 diameter diameter NN 33412 89 15 , , , 33412 89 16 30 30 CD 33412 89 17 millimeters millimeter NNS 33412 89 18 long long JJ 33412 89 19 , , , 33412 89 20 pinkish pinkish JJ 33412 89 21 or or CC 33412 89 22 purplish purplish JJ 33412 89 23 , , , 33412 89 24 composed compose VBN 33412 89 25 of of IN 33412 89 26 insects insect NNS 33412 89 27 ' ' POS 33412 89 28 exoskeletons exoskeleton NNS 33412 89 29 compacted compact VBD 33412 89 30 , , , 33412 89 31 and and CC 33412 89 32 comminuted comminute VBN 33412 89 33 to to IN 33412 89 34 about about IN 33412 89 35 the the DT 33412 89 36 consistency consistency NN 33412 89 37 they -PRON- PRP 33412 89 38 would would MD 33412 89 39 have have VB 33412 89 40 after after IN 33412 89 41 passing pass VBG 33412 89 42 through through IN 33412 89 43 a a DT 33412 89 44 meat meat NN 33412 89 45 grinder grinder NN 33412 89 46 . . . 33412 90 1 A a DT 33412 90 2 total total NN 33412 90 3 of of IN 33412 90 4 205 205 CD 33412 90 5 pellets pellet NNS 33412 90 6 was be VBD 33412 90 7 collected--37 collected--37 NNP 33412 90 8 on on IN 33412 90 9 August August NNP 33412 90 10 20 20 CD 33412 90 11 , , , 33412 90 12 1960 1960 CD 33412 90 13 ; ; : 33412 90 14 56 56 CD 33412 90 15 on on IN 33412 90 16 July July NNP 33412 90 17 18 18 CD 33412 90 18 , , , 33412 90 19 1961 1961 CD 33412 90 20 ; ; : 33412 90 21 60 60 CD 33412 90 22 on on IN 33412 90 23 August August NNP 33412 90 24 4 4 CD 33412 90 25 and and CC 33412 90 26 5 5 CD 33412 90 27 , , , 33412 90 28 1961 1961 CD 33412 90 29 , , , 33412 90 30 and and CC 33412 90 31 52 52 CD 33412 90 32 on on IN 33412 90 33 August August NNP 33412 90 34 21 21 CD 33412 90 35 to to IN 33412 90 36 23 23 CD 33412 90 37 , , , 33412 90 38 1961 1961 CD 33412 90 39 . . . 33412 91 1 A a DT 33412 91 2 total total NN 33412 91 3 of of IN 33412 91 4 453 453 CD 33412 91 5 separate separate JJ 33412 91 6 items item NNS 33412 91 7 was be VBD 33412 91 8 tentatively tentatively RB 33412 91 9 identified identify VBN 33412 91 10 . . . 33412 92 1 Obviously obviously RB 33412 92 2 the the DT 33412 92 3 material material NN 33412 92 4 was be VBD 33412 92 5 far far RB 33412 92 6 from from IN 33412 92 7 ideal ideal NN 33412 92 8 for for IN 33412 92 9 the the DT 33412 92 10 identification identification NN 33412 92 11 of of IN 33412 92 12 prey prey NN 33412 92 13 , , , 33412 92 14 which which WDT 33412 92 15 had have VBD 33412 92 16 to to TO 33412 92 17 be be VB 33412 92 18 reconstructed reconstruct VBN 33412 92 19 from from IN 33412 92 20 minute minute NN 33412 92 21 fragments fragment NNS 33412 92 22 . . . 33412 93 1 The the DT 33412 93 2 kites kite NNS 33412 93 3 are be VBP 33412 93 4 dainty dainty NN 33412 93 5 feeders feeder NNS 33412 93 6 and and CC 33412 93 7 discard discard VB 33412 93 8 the the DT 33412 93 9 larger large JJR 33412 93 10 and and CC 33412 93 11 less less RBR 33412 93 12 digestible digestible JJ 33412 93 13 parts part NNS 33412 93 14 such such JJ 33412 93 15 as as IN 33412 93 16 wings wing NNS 33412 93 17 , , , 33412 93 18 legs leg NNS 33412 93 19 , , , 33412 93 20 and and CC 33412 93 21 heads head NNS 33412 93 22 . . . 33412 94 1 Often often RB 33412 94 2 it -PRON- PRP 33412 94 3 was be VBD 33412 94 4 uncertain uncertain JJ 33412 94 5 how how WRB 33412 94 6 many many JJ 33412 94 7 individuals individual NNS 33412 94 8 or or CC 33412 94 9 how how WRB 33412 94 10 many many JJ 33412 94 11 kinds kind NNS 33412 94 12 of of IN 33412 94 13 insects insect NNS 33412 94 14 were be VBD 33412 94 15 represented represent VBN 33412 94 16 in in IN 33412 94 17 a a DT 33412 94 18 pellet pellet NN 33412 94 19 . . . 33412 95 1 Probably probably RB 33412 95 2 most most JJS 33412 95 3 pellets pellet NNS 33412 95 4 contained contain VBD 33412 95 5 many many JJ 33412 95 6 individuals individual NNS 33412 95 7 of of IN 33412 95 8 the the DT 33412 95 9 same same JJ 33412 95 10 species specie NNS 33412 95 11 , , , 33412 95 12 but but CC 33412 95 13 these these DT 33412 95 14 were be VBD 33412 95 15 not not RB 33412 95 16 separable separable JJ 33412 95 17 . . . 33412 96 1 Hence hence RB 33412 96 2 , , , 33412 96 3 only only RB 33412 96 4 2.2 2.2 CD 33412 96 5 items item NNS 33412 96 6 per per IN 33412 96 7 pellet pellet NN 33412 96 8 were be VBD 33412 96 9 found find VBN 33412 96 10 , , , 33412 96 11 whereas whereas IN 33412 96 12 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 96 13 found find VBD 33412 96 14 an an DT 33412 96 15 average average NN 33412 96 16 of of IN 33412 96 17 22.2 22.2 CD 33412 96 18 items item NNS 33412 96 19 in in IN 33412 96 20 each each DT 33412 96 21 of of IN 33412 96 22 the the DT 33412 96 23 16 16 CD 33412 96 24 stomachs stomach NNS 33412 96 25 that that WDT 33412 96 26 he -PRON- PRP 33412 96 27 examined examine VBD 33412 96 28 . . . 33412 97 1 Best good JJS 33412 97 2 information information NN 33412 97 3 concerning concern VBG 33412 97 4 kinds kind NNS 33412 97 5 of of IN 33412 97 6 prey prey NN 33412 97 7 utilized utilize VBN 33412 97 8 was be VBD 33412 97 9 obtained obtain VBN 33412 97 10 soon soon RB 33412 97 11 after after IN 33412 97 12 the the DT 33412 97 13 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 97 14 had have VBD 33412 97 15 left leave VBN 33412 97 16 the the DT 33412 97 17 nest nest NN 33412 97 18 ; ; : 33412 97 19 on on IN 33412 97 20 various various JJ 33412 97 21 occasions occasion NNS 33412 97 22 these these DT 33412 97 23 still still RB 33412 97 24 clumsy clumsy JJ 33412 97 25 young young JJ 33412 97 26 dropped drop VBD 33412 97 27 nearly nearly RB 33412 97 28 intact intact JJ 33412 97 29 insects insect NNS 33412 97 30 that that WDT 33412 97 31 were be VBD 33412 97 32 delivered deliver VBN 33412 97 33 to to IN 33412 97 34 them -PRON- PRP 33412 97 35 by by IN 33412 97 36 the the DT 33412 97 37 adults adult NNS 33412 97 38 . . . 33412 98 1 These these DT 33412 98 2 insects insect NNS 33412 98 3 , , , 33412 98 4 recovered recover VBD 33412 98 5 from from IN 33412 98 6 beneath beneath IN 33412 98 7 the the DT 33412 98 8 perches perch NNS 33412 98 9 , , , 33412 98 10 were be VBD 33412 98 11 the the DT 33412 98 12 basis basis NN 33412 98 13 for for IN 33412 98 14 all all DT 33412 98 15 specific specific JJ 33412 98 16 and and CC 33412 98 17 generic generic JJ 33412 98 18 determinations determination NNS 33412 98 19 ; ; , 33412 98 20 other other JJ 33412 98 21 material material NN 33412 98 22 was be VBD 33412 98 23 determinable determinable JJ 33412 98 24 only only RB 33412 98 25 to to TO 33412 98 26 order order VB 33412 98 27 or or CC 33412 98 28 to to IN 33412 98 29 family family NN 33412 98 30 . . . 33412 99 1 One one CD 33412 99 2 of of IN 33412 99 3 the the DT 33412 99 4 most most RBS 33412 99 5 significant significant JJ 33412 99 6 outcomes outcome NNS 33412 99 7 of of IN 33412 99 8 the the DT 33412 99 9 examination examination NN 33412 99 10 of of IN 33412 99 11 pellets pellet NNS 33412 99 12 was be VBD 33412 99 13 the the DT 33412 99 14 finding finding NN 33412 99 15 that that WDT 33412 99 16 vertebrates vertebrate NNS 33412 99 17 were be VBD 33412 99 18 scarcely scarcely RB 33412 99 19 , , , 33412 99 20 if if IN 33412 99 21 at at RB 33412 99 22 all all RB 33412 99 23 , , , 33412 99 24 represented represent VBN 33412 99 25 in in IN 33412 99 26 the the DT 33412 99 27 food food NN 33412 99 28 . . . 33412 100 1 Three three CD 33412 100 2 pellets pellet NNS 33412 100 3 contained contain VBD 33412 100 4 shreds shred NNS 33412 100 5 that that WDT 33412 100 6 seemed seem VBD 33412 100 7 to to TO 33412 100 8 be be VB 33412 100 9 mammal mammal JJ 33412 100 10 hairs hair NNS 33412 100 11 , , , 33412 100 12 but but CC 33412 100 13 in in IN 33412 100 14 the the DT 33412 100 15 absence absence NN 33412 100 16 of of IN 33412 100 17 other other JJ 33412 100 18 remains remain NNS 33412 100 19 , , , 33412 100 20 the the DT 33412 100 21 diagnosis diagnosis NN 33412 100 22 is be VBZ 33412 100 23 somewhat somewhat RB 33412 100 24 doubtful doubtful JJ 33412 100 25 . . . 33412 101 1 Many many JJ 33412 101 2 species specie NNS 33412 101 3 of of IN 33412 101 4 small small JJ 33412 101 5 mammals mammal NNS 33412 101 6 , , , 33412 101 7 birds bird NNS 33412 101 8 , , , 33412 101 9 reptiles reptile NNS 33412 101 10 and and CC 33412 101 11 amphibians amphibian NNS 33412 101 12 were be VBD 33412 101 13 common common JJ 33412 101 14 in in IN 33412 101 15 the the DT 33412 101 16 Park Park NNP 33412 101 17 or or CC 33412 101 18 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 101 19 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 101 20 , , , 33412 101 21 but but CC 33412 101 22 insects insect NNS 33412 101 23 made make VBD 33412 101 24 up up RP 33412 101 25 nearly nearly RB 33412 101 26 all all PDT 33412 101 27 the the DT 33412 101 28 recorded record VBN 33412 101 29 prey prey NN 33412 101 30 . . . 33412 102 1 Audubon Audubon NNP 33412 102 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 102 3 1840:73 1840:73 NN 33412 102 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 102 5 mentioned mention VBN 33412 102 6 lizards lizard NNS 33412 102 7 and and CC 33412 102 8 small small JJ 33412 102 9 snakes snake NNS 33412 102 10 in in IN 33412 102 11 the the DT 33412 102 12 food food NN 33412 102 13 and and CC 33412 102 14 gave give VBD 33412 102 15 a a DT 33412 102 16 dramatic dramatic JJ 33412 102 17 but but CC 33412 102 18 perhaps perhaps RB 33412 102 19 imaginative imaginative JJ 33412 102 20 account account NN 33412 102 21 of of IN 33412 102 22 a a DT 33412 102 23 kite kite NN 33412 102 24 swooping swooping NN 33412 102 25 and and CC 33412 102 26 snatching snatch VBG 33412 102 27 a a DT 33412 102 28 lizard lizard NN 33412 102 29 ( ( -LRB- 33412 102 30 anole anole NNP 33412 102 31 ) ) -RRB- 33412 102 32 from from IN 33412 102 33 the the DT 33412 102 34 topmost topmost JJS 33412 102 35 branch branch NN 33412 102 36 of of IN 33412 102 37 a a DT 33412 102 38 tree tree NN 33412 102 39 . . . 33412 103 1 Goss Goss NNP 33412 103 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 103 3 1891:251 1891:251 CD 33412 103 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 103 5 stated state VBD 33412 103 6 : : : 33412 103 7 " " `` 33412 103 8 I -PRON- PRP 33412 103 9 have have VBP 33412 103 10 seen see VBN 33412 103 11 them -PRON- PRP 33412 103 12 swoop swoop VB 33412 103 13 down down RP 33412 103 14 , , , 33412 103 15 and and CC 33412 103 16 , , , 33412 103 17 with with IN 33412 103 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 103 19 claws claw NNS 33412 103 20 , , , 33412 103 21 snatch snatch NN 33412 103 22 lizards lizard NNS 33412 103 23 from from IN 33412 103 24 the the DT 33412 103 25 ground ground NN 33412 103 26 , , , 33412 103 27 rocks rock NNS 33412 103 28 and and CC 33412 103 29 old old JJ 33412 103 30 logs log NNS 33412 103 31 , , , 33412 103 32 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 103 33 stopping stop VBG 33412 103 34 to to TO 33412 103 35 eat eat VB 33412 103 36 them -PRON- PRP 33412 103 37 , , , 33412 103 38 but but CC 33412 103 39 , , , 33412 103 40 as as IN 33412 103 41 a a DT 33412 103 42 rule rule NN 33412 103 43 , , , 33412 103 44 feeding feed VBG 33412 103 45 on on IN 33412 103 46 the the DT 33412 103 47 wing wing NN 33412 103 48 . . . 33412 103 49 " " '' 33412 104 1 Bendire Bendire NNP 33412 104 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 104 3 1892:179 1892:179 CD 33412 104 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 104 5 stated state VBD 33412 104 6 that that IN 33412 104 7 the the DT 33412 104 8 food food NN 33412 104 9 was be VBD 33412 104 10 mostly mostly RB 33412 104 11 insects insect NNS 33412 104 12 " " `` 33412 104 13 probably probably RB 33412 104 14 varied vary VBD 33412 104 15 with with IN 33412 104 16 a a DT 33412 104 17 diet diet NN 33412 104 18 of of IN 33412 104 19 small small JJ 33412 104 20 rodents rodent NNS 33412 104 21 , , , 33412 104 22 lizards lizard NNS 33412 104 23 and and CC 33412 104 24 snakes snake NNS 33412 104 25 . . . 33412 104 26 " " '' 33412 105 1 Wayne Wayne NNP 33412 105 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 105 3 1910:71 1910:71 CD 33412 105 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 105 5 stated state VBD 33412 105 6 that that IN 33412 105 7 the the DT 33412 105 8 food food NN 33412 105 9 consisted consist VBD 33412 105 10 almost almost RB 33412 105 11 entirely entirely RB 33412 105 12 of of IN 33412 105 13 insects insect NNS 33412 105 14 and and CC 33412 105 15 lizards lizard NNS 33412 105 16 . . . 33412 106 1 Bent bent NN 33412 106 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 106 3 1936:67 1936:67 CD 33412 106 4 - - SYM 33412 106 5 68 68 CD 33412 106 6 ) ) -RRB- 33412 106 7 , , , 33412 106 8 after after IN 33412 106 9 stating state VBG 33412 106 10 that that IN 33412 106 11 small small JJ 33412 106 12 snakes snake NNS 33412 106 13 , , , 33412 106 14 lizards lizard NNS 33412 106 15 and and CC 33412 106 16 frogs frog NNS 33412 106 17 were be VBD 33412 106 18 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 106 19 taken take VBN 33412 106 20 , , , 33412 106 21 cited cite VBD 33412 106 22 a a DT 33412 106 23 statement statement NN 33412 106 24 in in IN 33412 106 25 the the DT 33412 106 26 notes note NNS 33412 106 27 of of IN 33412 106 28 G. G. NNP 33412 106 29 W. W. NNP 33412 106 30 Stevens Stevens NNP 33412 106 31 that that IN 33412 106 32 the the DT 33412 106 33 latter latter NN 33412 106 34 had have VBD 33412 106 35 found find VBN 33412 106 36 the the DT 33412 106 37 remains remain NNS 33412 106 38 of of IN 33412 106 39 toads toad NNS 33412 106 40 , , , 33412 106 41 mice mouse NNS 33412 106 42 and and CC 33412 106 43 young young JJ 33412 106 44 rabbits rabbit NNS 33412 106 45 in in IN 33412 106 46 nests nest NNS 33412 106 47 with with IN 33412 106 48 young young JJ 33412 106 49 . . . 33412 107 1 However however RB 33412 107 2 , , , 33412 107 3 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 107 4 ( ( -LRB- 33412 107 5 _ _ NNP 33412 107 6 op op NN 33412 107 7 . . . 33412 108 1 cit._:51 cit._:51 NNP 33412 108 2 ) ) -RRB- 33412 108 3 in in IN 33412 108 4 a a DT 33412 108 5 detailed detailed JJ 33412 108 6 analysis analysis NN 33412 108 7 of of IN 33412 108 8 the the DT 33412 108 9 stomach stomach NN 33412 108 10 contents content NNS 33412 108 11 of of IN 33412 108 12 16 16 CD 33412 108 13 kites kite NNS 33412 108 14 in in IN 33412 108 15 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 108 16 , , , 33412 108 17 found find VBD 33412 108 18 only only RB 33412 108 19 insects insect NNS 33412 108 20 and and CC 33412 108 21 remains remain VBZ 33412 108 22 of of IN 33412 108 23 one one CD 33412 108 24 small small JJ 33412 108 25 fish fish NN 33412 108 26 among among IN 33412 108 27 a a DT 33412 108 28 total total NN 33412 108 29 of of IN 33412 108 30 358 358 CD 33412 108 31 prey prey NN 33412 108 32 items item NNS 33412 108 33 . . . 33412 109 1 Predation predation NN 33412 109 2 on on IN 33412 109 3 vertebrates vertebrate NNS 33412 109 4 must must MD 33412 109 5 be be VB 33412 109 6 rare rare JJ 33412 109 7 , , , 33412 109 8 and and CC 33412 109 9 perhaps perhaps RB 33412 109 10 requires require VBZ 33412 109 11 further further JJ 33412 109 12 verification verification NN 33412 109 13 in in IN 33412 109 14 view view NN 33412 109 15 of of IN 33412 109 16 the the DT 33412 109 17 rather rather RB 33412 109 18 vague vague JJ 33412 109 19 character character NN 33412 109 20 of of IN 33412 109 21 the the DT 33412 109 22 records record NNS 33412 109 23 so so RB 33412 109 24 far far RB 33412 109 25 published publish VBN 33412 109 26 . . . 33412 110 1 The the DT 33412 110 2 following following JJ 33412 110 3 list list NN 33412 110 4 includes include VBZ 33412 110 5 both both DT 33412 110 6 the the DT 33412 110 7 prey prey NN 33412 110 8 found find VBD 33412 110 9 beneath beneath IN 33412 110 10 perches perch NNS 33412 110 11 of of IN 33412 110 12 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 110 13 and and CC 33412 110 14 that that WDT 33412 110 15 identified identify VBN 33412 110 16 from from IN 33412 110 17 pellets pellet NNS 33412 110 18 , , , 33412 110 19 the the DT 33412 110 20 latter latter JJ 33412 110 21 mostly mostly RB 33412 110 22 from from IN 33412 110 23 adult adult NN 33412 110 24 kites kite NNS 33412 110 25 . . . 33412 111 1 coleopteran coleopteran NNP 33412 111 2 unspecified unspecifie VBD 33412 111 3 187 187 CD 33412 111 4 carabid carabid NN 33412 111 5 39 39 CD 33412 111 6 cicindelid cicindelid RB 33412 111 7 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 111 8 18 18 CD 33412 111 9 _ _ NNP 33412 111 10 Cicindela Cicindela NNP 33412 111 11 _ _ NNP 33412 111 12 sp sp NNP 33412 111 13 . . . 33412 112 1 2 2 CD 33412 112 2 hydrophilid hydrophilid NNP 33412 112 3 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 112 4 18 18 CD 33412 112 5 _ _ NNP 33412 112 6 Hydrous Hydrous NNP 33412 112 7 _ _ NNP 33412 112 8 sp sp NNP 33412 112 9 . . . 33412 113 1 1 1 CD 33412 113 2 scarabaeid scarabaeid NNP 33412 113 3 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 113 4 1 1 CD 33412 113 5 _ _ NNP 33412 113 6 Canthon Canthon NNP 33412 113 7 _ _ NNP 33412 113 8 sp sp NNP 33412 113 9 . . . 33412 114 1 3 3 CD 33412 114 2 silphid silphid NNP 33412 114 3 _ _ NNP 33412 114 4 Necrophorus Necrophorus NNP 33412 114 5 _ _ NNP 33412 114 6 sp sp NNP 33412 114 7 . . . 33412 115 1 1 1 CD 33412 115 2 orthopteran orthopteran NNP 33412 115 3 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 115 4 120 120 CD 33412 115 5 locustid locustid JJ 33412 115 6 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 115 7 34 34 CD 33412 115 8 _ _ NNP 33412 115 9 Arphia Arphia NNP 33412 115 10 crassa crassa NN 33412 115 11 _ _ NNP 33412 115 12 1 1 CD 33412 115 13 _ _ NNP 33412 115 14 Melanoplus Melanoplus NNP 33412 115 15 _ _ NNP 33412 115 16 cf cf NNP 33412 115 17 . . . 33412 116 1 _ _ NNP 33412 116 2 differentialis differentialis NNP 33412 116 3 _ _ NNP 33412 116 4 , , , 33412 116 5 2 2 CD 33412 116 6 _ _ NNP 33412 116 7 Schistocerca Schistocerca NNP 33412 116 8 _ _ NNP 33412 116 9 cf cf NNP 33412 116 10 . . . 33412 117 1 _ _ NNP 33412 117 2 lineata lineata NNP 33412 117 3 _ _ NNP 33412 117 4 1 1 CD 33412 117 5 _ _ NNP 33412 117 6 Xanthippus Xanthippus NNP 33412 117 7 corallipes corallipe NNS 33412 117 8 _ _ NNP 33412 117 9 2 2 CD 33412 117 10 tettigoniid tettigoniid NNP 33412 117 11 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 117 12 3 3 CD 33412 117 13 _ _ NNP 33412 117 14 Daihinia Daihinia NNP 33412 117 15 _ _ NNP 33412 117 16 sp sp NNP 33412 117 17 . . . 33412 118 1 1 1 CD 33412 118 2 homopteran homopteran NNP 33412 118 3 cicadid cicadid VBD 33412 118 4 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 118 5 15 15 CD 33412 118 6 _ _ NNP 33412 118 7 Tibicen Tibicen NNP 33412 118 8 _ _ NNP 33412 118 9 cf cf NNP 33412 118 10 . . . 33412 119 1 _ _ NNP 33412 119 2 pruinosa pruinosa NNP 33412 119 3 _ _ NNP 33412 119 4 1 1 CD 33412 119 5 lepidopteran lepidopteran NNP 33412 119 6 ( ( -LRB- 33412 119 7 unspecified unspecified JJ 33412 119 8 moth moth NNP 33412 119 9 ) ) -RRB- 33412 119 10 , , , 33412 119 11 3 3 CD 33412 119 12 At at IN 33412 119 13 Meade Meade NNP 33412 119 14 State State NNP 33412 119 15 Park Park NNP 33412 119 16 I -PRON- PRP 33412 119 17 gained gain VBD 33412 119 18 the the DT 33412 119 19 impression impression NN 33412 119 20 that that IN 33412 119 21 much much JJ 33412 119 22 of of IN 33412 119 23 the the DT 33412 119 24 foraging forage VBG 33412 119 25 is be VBZ 33412 119 26 carried carry VBN 33412 119 27 on on RP 33412 119 28 near near IN 33412 119 29 the the DT 33412 119 30 nest nest NN 33412 119 31 . . . 33412 120 1 The the DT 33412 120 2 short short JJ 33412 120 3 time time NN 33412 120 4 lapse lapse NN 33412 120 5 between between IN 33412 120 6 successive successive JJ 33412 120 7 feedings feeding NNS 33412 120 8 was be VBD 33412 120 9 one one CD 33412 120 10 indication indication NN 33412 120 11 , , , 33412 120 12 and and CC 33412 120 13 from from IN 33412 120 14 time time NN 33412 120 15 to to IN 33412 120 16 time time NN 33412 120 17 while while IN 33412 120 18 keeping keep VBG 33412 120 19 nests nest NNS 33412 120 20 under under IN 33412 120 21 observation observation NN 33412 120 22 , , , 33412 120 23 I -PRON- PRP 33412 120 24 saw see VBD 33412 120 25 kites kite NNS 33412 120 26 that that WDT 33412 120 27 were be VBD 33412 120 28 individually individually RB 33412 120 29 recognizable recognizable JJ 33412 120 30 as as IN 33412 120 31 the the DT 33412 120 32 owners owner NNS 33412 120 33 coursing course VBG 33412 120 34 back back RB 33412 120 35 and and CC 33412 120 36 forth forth RB 33412 120 37 in in IN 33412 120 38 the the DT 33412 120 39 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 120 40 . . . 33412 121 1 However however RB 33412 121 2 , , , 33412 121 3 only only RB 33412 121 4 a a DT 33412 121 5 few few JJ 33412 121 6 individuals individual NNS 33412 121 7 were be VBD 33412 121 8 recognizable recognizable JJ 33412 121 9 . . . 33412 122 1 For for IN 33412 122 2 several several JJ 33412 122 3 minutes minute NNS 33412 122 4 before before IN 33412 122 5 and and CC 33412 122 6 after after IN 33412 122 7 delivering deliver VBG 33412 122 8 food food NN 33412 122 9 , , , 33412 122 10 such such PDT 33412 122 11 an an DT 33412 122 12 adult adult NN 33412 122 13 was be VBD 33412 122 14 often often RB 33412 122 15 seen see VBN 33412 122 16 soaring soar VBG 33412 122 17 within within IN 33412 122 18 200 200 CD 33412 122 19 to to TO 33412 122 20 300 300 CD 33412 122 21 yards yard NNS 33412 122 22 of of IN 33412 122 23 the the DT 33412 122 24 nest nest NN 33412 122 25 , , , 33412 122 26 or or CC 33412 122 27 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 122 28 much much RB 33412 122 29 closer close JJR 33412 122 30 . . . 33412 123 1 A a DT 33412 123 2 somewhat somewhat RB 33412 123 3 different different JJ 33412 123 4 impression impression NN 33412 123 5 was be VBD 33412 123 6 received receive VBN 33412 123 7 on on IN 33412 123 8 August August NNP 33412 123 9 23 23 CD 33412 123 10 , , , 33412 123 11 1961 1961 CD 33412 123 12 , , , 33412 123 13 at at IN 33412 123 14 Natural Natural NNP 33412 123 15 Bridge Bridge NNP 33412 123 16 , , , 33412 123 17 south south RB 33412 123 18 of of IN 33412 123 19 Sun Sun NNP 33412 123 20 City City NNP 33412 123 21 , , , 33412 123 22 Barber Barber NNP 33412 123 23 County County NNP 33412 123 24 , , , 33412 123 25 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 123 26 , , , 33412 123 27 where where WRB 33412 123 28 I -PRON- PRP 33412 123 29 observed observe VBD 33412 123 30 two two CD 33412 123 31 pairs pair NNS 33412 123 32 of of IN 33412 123 33 kites kite NNS 33412 123 34 feeding feed VBG 33412 123 35 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 123 36 . . . 33412 124 1 One one CD 33412 124 2 fledgling fledgling NN 33412 124 3 was be VBD 33412 124 4 seen see VBN 33412 124 5 to to TO 33412 124 6 be be VB 33412 124 7 fed feed VBN 33412 124 8 ten ten CD 33412 124 9 times time NNS 33412 124 10 in in IN 33412 124 11 a a DT 33412 124 12 1½ 1½ NNP 33412 124 13 hour hour NN 33412 124 14 period period NN 33412 124 15 . . . 33412 125 1 The the DT 33412 125 2 transfer transfer NN 33412 125 3 of of IN 33412 125 4 food food NN 33412 125 5 from from IN 33412 125 6 the the DT 33412 125 7 adult adult NN 33412 125 8 usually usually RB 33412 125 9 required require VBD 33412 125 10 less less JJR 33412 125 11 than than IN 33412 125 12 a a DT 33412 125 13 minute minute NN 33412 125 14 . . . 33412 126 1 Then then RB 33412 126 2 the the DT 33412 126 3 adult adult NN 33412 126 4 would would MD 33412 126 5 leave leave VB 33412 126 6 the the DT 33412 126 7 tree tree NN 33412 126 8 , , , 33412 126 9 in in IN 33412 126 10 a a DT 33412 126 11 ravine ravine NN 33412 126 12 , , , 33412 126 13 and and CC 33412 126 14 drift drift VB 33412 126 15 away away RB 33412 126 16 . . . 33412 127 1 Circling circle VBG 33412 127 2 and and CC 33412 127 3 soaring soar VBG 33412 127 4 , , , 33412 127 5 it -PRON- PRP 33412 127 6 seemed seem VBD 33412 127 7 to to TO 33412 127 8 be be VB 33412 127 9 wandering wander VBG 33412 127 10 aimlessly aimlessly RB 33412 127 11 , , , 33412 127 12 but but CC 33412 127 13 within within IN 33412 127 14 two two CD 33412 127 15 or or CC 33412 127 16 three three CD 33412 127 17 minutes minute NNS 33412 127 18 it -PRON- PRP 33412 127 19 was be VBD 33412 127 20 usually usually RB 33412 127 21 out out IN 33412 127 22 of of IN 33412 127 23 sight sight NN 33412 127 24 over over IN 33412 127 25 the the DT 33412 127 26 horizon horizon NN 33412 127 27 . . . 33412 128 1 In in IN 33412 128 2 what what WP 33412 128 3 appeared appear VBD 33412 128 4 to to TO 33412 128 5 be be VB 33412 128 6 slow slow JJ 33412 128 7 , , , 33412 128 8 lazy lazy JJ 33412 128 9 , , , 33412 128 10 flight flight NN 33412 128 11 it -PRON- PRP 33412 128 12 usually usually RB 33412 128 13 drifted drift VBD 33412 128 14 off off IN 33412 128 15 to to IN 33412 128 16 the the DT 33412 128 17 west west NN 33412 128 18 , , , 33412 128 19 to to IN 33412 128 20 more more RBR 33412 128 21 upland upland JJ 33412 128 22 areas area NNS 33412 128 23 of of IN 33412 128 24 short short JJ 33412 128 25 grass grass NN 33412 128 26 and and CC 33412 128 27 sage sage NN 33412 128 28 brush brush NN 33412 128 29 . . . 33412 129 1 Once once RB 33412 129 2 , , , 33412 129 3 watching watch VBG 33412 129 4 from from IN 33412 129 5 a a DT 33412 129 6 high high JJ 33412 129 7 knoll knoll NN 33412 129 8 I -PRON- PRP 33412 129 9 succeeded succeed VBD 33412 129 10 in in IN 33412 129 11 keeping keep VBG 33412 129 12 it -PRON- PRP 33412 129 13 in in IN 33412 129 14 view view NN 33412 129 15 for for IN 33412 129 16 almost almost RB 33412 129 17 five five CD 33412 129 18 minutes minute NNS 33412 129 19 , , , 33412 129 20 and and CC 33412 129 21 during during IN 33412 129 22 most most JJS 33412 129 23 of of IN 33412 129 24 this this DT 33412 129 25 time time NN 33412 129 26 it -PRON- PRP 33412 129 27 appeared appear VBD 33412 129 28 to to TO 33412 129 29 be be VB 33412 129 30 between between IN 33412 129 31 one one CD 33412 129 32 and and CC 33412 129 33 two two CD 33412 129 34 miles mile NNS 33412 129 35 away away RB 33412 129 36 , , , 33412 129 37 but but CC 33412 129 38 it -PRON- PRP 33412 129 39 finally finally RB 33412 129 40 moved move VBD 33412 129 41 off off RP 33412 129 42 even even RB 33412 129 43 farther farther RB 33412 129 44 . . . 33412 130 1 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 130 2 Hibbard Hibbard NNP 33412 130 3 mentioned mention VBD 33412 130 4 seeing see VBG 33412 130 5 kites kite NNS 33412 130 6 in in IN 33412 130 7 the the DT 33412 130 8 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 130 9 of of IN 33412 130 10 the the DT 33412 130 11 Jinglebob Jinglebob NNP 33412 130 12 Ranch Ranch NNP 33412 130 13 eight eight CD 33412 130 14 to to TO 33412 130 15 ten ten CD 33412 130 16 miles mile NNS 33412 130 17 from from IN 33412 130 18 the the DT 33412 130 19 Park Park NNP 33412 130 20 , , , 33412 130 21 and and CC 33412 130 22 he -PRON- PRP 33412 130 23 believed believe VBD 33412 130 24 that that IN 33412 130 25 these these DT 33412 130 26 individuals individual NNS 33412 130 27 had have VBD 33412 130 28 come come VBN 33412 130 29 from from IN 33412 130 30 the the DT 33412 130 31 Park Park NNP 33412 130 32 since since IN 33412 130 33 there there EX 33412 130 34 was be VBD 33412 130 35 no no DT 33412 130 36 suitable suitable JJ 33412 130 37 habitat habitat NN 33412 130 38 in in IN 33412 130 39 the the DT 33412 130 40 intervening intervening NN 33412 130 41 areas area NNS 33412 130 42 . . . 33412 131 1 Actually actually RB 33412 131 2 , , , 33412 131 3 the the DT 33412 131 4 distance distance NN 33412 131 5 could could MD 33412 131 6 have have VB 33412 131 7 been be VBN 33412 131 8 covered cover VBN 33412 131 9 in in IN 33412 131 10 a a DT 33412 131 11 few few JJ 33412 131 12 minutes minute NNS 33412 131 13 ' ' POS 33412 131 14 flying fly VBG 33412 131 15 time time NN 33412 131 16 , , , 33412 131 17 but but CC 33412 131 18 it -PRON- PRP 33412 131 19 is be VBZ 33412 131 20 unlikely unlikely JJ 33412 131 21 that that IN 33412 131 22 these these DT 33412 131 23 individuals individual NNS 33412 131 24 were be VBD 33412 131 25 feeding feed VBG 33412 131 26 young young JJ 33412 131 27 at at IN 33412 131 28 the the DT 33412 131 29 Park Park NNP 33412 131 30 , , , 33412 131 31 else else RB 33412 131 32 they -PRON- PRP 33412 131 33 would would MD 33412 131 34 not not RB 33412 131 35 have have VB 33412 131 36 wandered wander VBN 33412 131 37 so so RB 33412 131 38 far far RB 33412 131 39 . . . 33412 132 1 On on IN 33412 132 2 several several JJ 33412 132 3 occasions occasion NNS 33412 132 4 groups group NNS 33412 132 5 of of IN 33412 132 6 from from IN 33412 132 7 three three CD 33412 132 8 to to TO 33412 132 9 20 20 CD 33412 132 10 individuals individual NNS 33412 132 11 were be VBD 33412 132 12 seen see VBN 33412 132 13 in in IN 33412 132 14 open open JJ 33412 132 15 terrain terrain NN 33412 132 16 as as RB 33412 132 17 much much JJ 33412 132 18 as as IN 33412 132 19 four four CD 33412 132 20 or or CC 33412 132 21 five five CD 33412 132 22 miles mile NNS 33412 132 23 from from IN 33412 132 24 the the DT 33412 132 25 Park Park NNP 33412 132 26 . . . 33412 133 1 Breeding breed VBG 33412 133 2 Cycle cycle NN 33412 133 3 Probably probably RB 33412 133 4 kites kite VBZ 33412 133 5 arriving arrive VBG 33412 133 6 from from IN 33412 133 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 133 8 northward northward NN 33412 133 9 migration migration NN 33412 133 10 are be VBP 33412 133 11 already already RB 33412 133 12 paired pair VBN 33412 133 13 . . . 33412 134 1 In in IN 33412 134 2 those those DT 33412 134 3 observed observe VBN 33412 134 4 at at IN 33412 134 5 the the DT 33412 134 6 Park Park NNP 33412 134 7 in in IN 33412 134 8 the the DT 33412 134 9 first first JJ 33412 134 10 week week NN 33412 134 11 of of IN 33412 134 12 June June NNP 33412 134 13 , , , 33412 134 14 there there EX 33412 134 15 was be VBD 33412 134 16 no no DT 33412 134 17 indication indication NN 33412 134 18 of of IN 33412 134 19 courtship courtship NN 33412 134 20 , , , 33412 134 21 or or CC 33412 134 22 of of IN 33412 134 23 sexual sexual JJ 33412 134 24 rivalry rivalry NN 33412 134 25 . . . 33412 135 1 On on IN 33412 135 2 June June NNP 33412 135 3 1 1 CD 33412 135 4 , , , 33412 135 5 1961 1961 CD 33412 135 6 , , , 33412 135 7 incubation incubation NN 33412 135 8 had have VBD 33412 135 9 begun begin VBN 33412 135 10 . . . 33412 136 1 The the DT 33412 136 2 birds bird NNS 33412 136 3 had have VBD 33412 136 4 arrived arrive VBN 33412 136 5 some some DT 33412 136 6 three three CD 33412 136 7 weeks week NNS 33412 136 8 earlier early RBR 33412 136 9 , , , 33412 136 10 according accord VBG 33412 136 11 to to IN 33412 136 12 Smith Smith NNP 33412 136 13 . . . 33412 137 1 Although although IN 33412 137 2 arriving arrive VBG 33412 137 3 from from IN 33412 137 4 the the DT 33412 137 5 south south NN 33412 137 6 long long RB 33412 137 7 after after IN 33412 137 8 most most JJS 33412 137 9 raptors raptor NNS 33412 137 10 have have VBP 33412 137 11 begun begin VBN 33412 137 12 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 137 13 nesting nesting NN 33412 137 14 , , , 33412 137 15 the the DT 33412 137 16 kites kite NNS 33412 137 17 are be VBP 33412 137 18 not not RB 33412 137 19 further further RB 33412 137 20 delayed delay VBN 33412 137 21 by by IN 33412 137 22 establishment establishment NN 33412 137 23 of of IN 33412 137 24 territories territory NNS 33412 137 25 and and CC 33412 137 26 choosing choose VBG 33412 137 27 of of IN 33412 137 28 mates mate NNS 33412 137 29 , , , 33412 137 30 and and CC 33412 137 31 nesting nesting NN 33412 137 32 is be VBZ 33412 137 33 underway underway JJ 33412 137 34 soon soon RB 33412 137 35 after after IN 33412 137 36 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 137 37 arrival arrival NN 33412 137 38 . . . 33412 138 1 According accord VBG 33412 138 2 to to IN 33412 138 3 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 138 4 ( ( -LRB- 33412 138 5 1939:45 1939:45 CD 33412 138 6 ) ) -RRB- 33412 138 7 the the DT 33412 138 8 nest nest NN 33412 138 9 - - HYPH 33412 138 10 building building NN 33412 138 11 is be VBZ 33412 138 12 an an DT 33412 138 13 exceedingly exceedingly RB 33412 138 14 leisurely leisurely JJ 33412 138 15 process process NN 33412 138 16 . . . 33412 139 1 In in IN 33412 139 2 the the DT 33412 139 3 first first JJ 33412 139 4 two two CD 33412 139 5 weeks week NNS 33412 139 6 after after IN 33412 139 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 139 8 arrival arrival NN 33412 139 9 he -PRON- PRP 33412 139 10 observed observe VBD 33412 139 11 that that IN 33412 139 12 the the DT 33412 139 13 kites kite NNS 33412 139 14 only only RB 33412 139 15 occasionally occasionally RB 33412 139 16 bring bring VBP 33412 139 17 a a DT 33412 139 18 twig twig NN 33412 139 19 to to IN 33412 139 20 the the DT 33412 139 21 nest nest NN 33412 139 22 , , , 33412 139 23 usually usually RB 33412 139 24 repairing repair VBG 33412 139 25 last last JJ 33412 139 26 year year NN 33412 139 27 's 's POS 33412 139 28 structure structure NN 33412 139 29 rather rather RB 33412 139 30 than than IN 33412 139 31 starting start VBG 33412 139 32 a a DT 33412 139 33 new new JJ 33412 139 34 one one NN 33412 139 35 . . . 33412 140 1 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 140 2 recorded record VBD 33412 140 3 egg egg NN 33412 140 4 - - HYPH 33412 140 5 laying lay VBG 33412 140 6 on on IN 33412 140 7 May May NNP 33412 140 8 17 17 CD 33412 140 9 and and CC 33412 140 10 18 18 CD 33412 140 11 and and CC 33412 140 12 hatching hatching NN 33412 140 13 on on IN 33412 140 14 June June NNP 33412 140 15 18 18 CD 33412 140 16 in in IN 33412 140 17 northwestern northwestern JJ 33412 140 18 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 140 19 , , , 33412 140 20 and and CC 33412 140 21 the the DT 33412 140 22 timing timing NN 33412 140 23 of of IN 33412 140 24 these these DT 33412 140 25 events event NNS 33412 140 26 must must MD 33412 140 27 be be VB 33412 140 28 similar similar JJ 33412 140 29 in in IN 33412 140 30 Meade Meade NNP 33412 140 31 County County NNP 33412 140 32 , , , 33412 140 33 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 140 34 . . . 33412 141 1 Shortly shortly RB 33412 141 2 before before IN 33412 141 3 sunset sunset NN 33412 141 4 on on IN 33412 141 5 June June NNP 33412 141 6 1 1 CD 33412 141 7 a a DT 33412 141 8 pair pair NN 33412 141 9 was be VBD 33412 141 10 observed observe VBN 33412 141 11 at at IN 33412 141 12 close close JJ 33412 141 13 range range NN 33412 141 14 from from IN 33412 141 15 a a DT 33412 141 16 parked parked JJ 33412 141 17 automobile automobile NN 33412 141 18 as as IN 33412 141 19 the the DT 33412 141 20 kites kite NNS 33412 141 21 perched perch VBD 33412 141 22 on on IN 33412 141 23 roadside roadside JJ 33412 141 24 fence fence NN 33412 141 25 posts post NNS 33412 141 26 about about IN 33412 141 27 50 50 CD 33412 141 28 feet foot NNS 33412 141 29 apart apart RB 33412 141 30 at at IN 33412 141 31 the the DT 33412 141 32 Park Park NNP 33412 141 33 boundary boundary NN 33412 141 34 . . . 33412 142 1 At at IN 33412 142 2 this this DT 33412 142 3 time time NN 33412 142 4 the the DT 33412 142 5 birds bird NNS 33412 142 6 lacked lack VBD 33412 142 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 142 8 usual usual JJ 33412 142 9 restlessness restlessness NN 33412 142 10 and and CC 33412 142 11 were be VBD 33412 142 12 perching perch VBG 33412 142 13 quietly quietly RB 33412 142 14 , , , 33412 142 15 neither neither CC 33412 142 16 preening preen VBG 33412 142 17 nor nor CC 33412 142 18 attempting attempt VBG 33412 142 19 to to TO 33412 142 20 find find VB 33412 142 21 prey prey NN 33412 142 22 . . . 33412 143 1 With with IN 33412 143 2 no no DT 33412 143 3 preliminaries preliminary NNS 33412 143 4 the the DT 33412 143 5 male male NN 33412 143 6 flew fly VBD 33412 143 7 to to IN 33412 143 8 the the DT 33412 143 9 female female NN 33412 143 10 and and CC 33412 143 11 lit light VBD 33412 143 12 on on IN 33412 143 13 her -PRON- PRP$ 33412 143 14 back back NN 33412 143 15 to to TO 33412 143 16 copulate copulate VB 33412 143 17 . . . 33412 144 1 The the DT 33412 144 2 female female NN 33412 144 3 was be VBD 33412 144 4 receptive receptive JJ 33412 144 5 but but CC 33412 144 6 did do VBD 33412 144 7 not not RB 33412 144 8 crouch crouch VB 33412 144 9 in in IN 33412 144 10 a a DT 33412 144 11 horizontal horizontal JJ 33412 144 12 position position NN 33412 144 13 . . . 33412 145 1 The the DT 33412 145 2 mounting mounting NN 33412 145 3 lasted last VBD 33412 145 4 for for IN 33412 145 5 approximately approximately RB 33412 145 6 a a DT 33412 145 7 minute minute NN 33412 145 8 . . . 33412 146 1 During during IN 33412 146 2 the the DT 33412 146 3 first first JJ 33412 146 4 30 30 CD 33412 146 5 seconds second NNS 33412 146 6 the the DT 33412 146 7 male male NN 33412 146 8 was be VBD 33412 146 9 fully fully RB 33412 146 10 occupied occupy VBN 33412 146 11 with with IN 33412 146 12 balancing balance VBG 33412 146 13 and and CC 33412 146 14 positioning position VBG 33412 146 15 himself -PRON- PRP 33412 146 16 , , , 33412 146 17 and and CC 33412 146 18 copulation copulation NN 33412 146 19 occurred occur VBD 33412 146 20 only only RB 33412 146 21 during during IN 33412 146 22 the the DT 33412 146 23 latter latter JJ 33412 146 24 half half NN 33412 146 25 of of IN 33412 146 26 the the DT 33412 146 27 mounting mounting NN 33412 146 28 . . . 33412 147 1 During during IN 33412 147 2 this this DT 33412 147 3 interval interval JJ 33412 147 4 cloacal cloacal JJ 33412 147 5 contact contact NN 33412 147 6 was be VBD 33412 147 7 effected effect VBN 33412 147 8 three three CD 33412 147 9 times time NNS 33412 147 10 , , , 33412 147 11 but but CC 33412 147 12 was be VBD 33412 147 13 only only RB 33412 147 14 momentary momentary JJ 33412 147 15 each each DT 33412 147 16 time time NN 33412 147 17 . . . 33412 148 1 The the DT 33412 148 2 birds bird NNS 33412 148 3 were be VBD 33412 148 4 silent silent JJ 33412 148 5 . . . 33412 149 1 After after IN 33412 149 2 the the DT 33412 149 3 male male NN 33412 149 4 left left NN 33412 149 5 , , , 33412 149 6 the the DT 33412 149 7 female female NN 33412 149 8 continued continue VBD 33412 149 9 to to TO 33412 149 10 perch perch VB 33412 149 11 until until IN 33412 149 12 flushed flush VBN 33412 149 13 by by IN 33412 149 14 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 149 15 movements movement NNS 33412 149 16 . . . 33412 150 1 Judging judge VBG 33412 150 2 from from IN 33412 150 3 the the DT 33412 150 4 nests nest NNS 33412 150 5 that that WDT 33412 150 6 were be VBD 33412 150 7 examined examine VBN 33412 150 8 , , , 33412 150 9 the the DT 33412 150 10 kites kite NNS 33412 150 11 of of IN 33412 150 12 the the DT 33412 150 13 Meade Meade NNP 33412 150 14 Park Park NNP 33412 150 15 area area NN 33412 150 16 are be VBP 33412 150 17 well well RB 33412 150 18 synchronized synchronized JJ 33412 150 19 in in IN 33412 150 20 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 150 21 nesting nesting NN 33412 150 22 , , , 33412 150 23 as as IN 33412 150 24 all all DT 33412 150 25 arrive arrive VBP 33412 150 26 at at IN 33412 150 27 approximately approximately RB 33412 150 28 the the DT 33412 150 29 same same JJ 33412 150 30 time time NN 33412 150 31 . . . 33412 151 1 Bent bent NN 33412 151 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 151 3 1936:66 1936:66 NNP 33412 151 4 ) ) -RRB- 33412 151 5 stated state VBD 33412 151 6 that that IN 33412 151 7 if if IN 33412 151 8 a a DT 33412 151 9 kite kite NN 33412 151 10 's 's POS 33412 151 11 nest nest NN 33412 151 12 is be VBZ 33412 151 13 robbed rob VBN 33412 151 14 , , , 33412 151 15 the the DT 33412 151 16 birds bird NNS 33412 151 17 will will MD 33412 151 18 lay lay VB 33412 151 19 a a DT 33412 151 20 second second JJ 33412 151 21 set set NN 33412 151 22 , , , 33412 151 23 either either CC 33412 151 24 in in IN 33412 151 25 the the DT 33412 151 26 old old JJ 33412 151 27 nest nest NN 33412 151 28 or or CC 33412 151 29 a a DT 33412 151 30 new new JJ 33412 151 31 one one NN 33412 151 32 , , , 33412 151 33 about about RB 33412 151 34 two two CD 33412 151 35 weeks week NNS 33412 151 36 later later RB 33412 151 37 . . . 33412 152 1 All all DT 33412 152 2 young young JJ 33412 152 3 seen see VBN 33412 152 4 at at IN 33412 152 5 Meade Meade NNP 33412 152 6 State State NNP 33412 152 7 Park Park NNP 33412 152 8 seemed seem VBD 33412 152 9 to to TO 33412 152 10 represent represent VB 33412 152 11 an an DT 33412 152 12 age age NN 33412 152 13 range range NN 33412 152 14 of of IN 33412 152 15 considerably considerably RB 33412 152 16 less less JJR 33412 152 17 than than IN 33412 152 18 two two CD 33412 152 19 weeks week NNS 33412 152 20 , , , 33412 152 21 and and CC 33412 152 22 , , , 33412 152 23 presumably presumably RB 33412 152 24 , , , 33412 152 25 no no DT 33412 152 26 renestings renesting NNS 33412 152 27 were be VBD 33412 152 28 involved involve VBN 33412 152 29 . . . 33412 153 1 Nests nest NNS 33412 153 2 were be VBD 33412 153 3 variable variable JJ 33412 153 4 in in IN 33412 153 5 size size NN 33412 153 6 . . . 33412 154 1 Some some DT 33412 154 2 were be VBD 33412 154 3 remarkably remarkably RB 33412 154 4 small small JJ 33412 154 5 in in IN 33412 154 6 relation relation NN 33412 154 7 to to IN 33412 154 8 size size NN 33412 154 9 of of IN 33412 154 10 the the DT 33412 154 11 kites kites NNPS 33412 154 12 , , , 33412 154 13 and and CC 33412 154 14 would would MD 33412 154 15 scarcely scarcely RB 33412 154 16 have have VB 33412 154 17 been be VBN 33412 154 18 credited credit VBN 33412 154 19 to to IN 33412 154 20 this this DT 33412 154 21 species specie NNS 33412 154 22 , , , 33412 154 23 had have VBD 33412 154 24 not not RB 33412 154 25 the the DT 33412 154 26 kites kite NNS 33412 154 27 been be VBN 33412 154 28 seen see VBN 33412 154 29 sitting sit VBG 33412 154 30 on on IN 33412 154 31 them -PRON- PRP 33412 154 32 . . . 33412 155 1 Nests nest NNS 33412 155 2 were be VBD 33412 155 3 from from IN 33412 155 4 10 10 CD 33412 155 5 to to TO 33412 155 6 18 18 CD 33412 155 7 ( ( -LRB- 33412 155 8 average average JJ 33412 155 9 14 14 CD 33412 155 10 ) ) -RRB- 33412 155 11 inches inch NNS 33412 155 12 long long JJ 33412 155 13 and and CC 33412 155 14 from from IN 33412 155 15 10 10 CD 33412 155 16 to to TO 33412 155 17 14 14 CD 33412 155 18 ( ( -LRB- 33412 155 19 average average JJ 33412 155 20 11.7 11.7 CD 33412 155 21 ) ) -RRB- 33412 155 22 inches inch NNS 33412 155 23 wide wide JJ 33412 155 24 , , , 33412 155 25 in in IN 33412 155 26 forks fork NNS 33412 155 27 or or CC 33412 155 28 crotches crotch NNS 33412 155 29 of of IN 33412 155 30 branches branch NNS 33412 155 31 . . . 33412 156 1 The the DT 33412 156 2 branches branch NNS 33412 156 3 supporting support VBG 33412 156 4 the the DT 33412 156 5 nests nest NNS 33412 156 6 were be VBD 33412 156 7 from from IN 33412 156 8 1½ 1½ CD 33412 156 9 to to IN 33412 156 10 10 10 CD 33412 156 11 inches inch NNS 33412 156 12 in in IN 33412 156 13 diameter diameter NN 33412 156 14 . . . 33412 157 1 The the DT 33412 157 2 nests nest NNS 33412 157 3 were be VBD 33412 157 4 constructed construct VBN 33412 157 5 of of IN 33412 157 6 twigs twig NNS 33412 157 7 of of IN 33412 157 8 approximately approximately RB 33412 157 9 pencil pencil NN 33412 157 10 size size NN 33412 157 11 . . . 33412 158 1 Of of IN 33412 158 2 37 37 CD 33412 158 3 nests nest NNS 33412 158 4 at at IN 33412 158 5 the the DT 33412 158 6 Park Park NNP 33412 158 7 , , , 33412 158 8 29 29 CD 33412 158 9 were be VBD 33412 158 10 in in IN 33412 158 11 cottonwoods cottonwood NNS 33412 158 12 , , , 33412 158 13 six six CD 33412 158 14 were be VBD 33412 158 15 in in IN 33412 158 16 willows willow NNS 33412 158 17 , , , 33412 158 18 and and CC 33412 158 19 two two CD 33412 158 20 were be VBD 33412 158 21 in in IN 33412 158 22 elms elm NNS 33412 158 23 . . . 33412 159 1 The the DT 33412 159 2 figures figure NNS 33412 159 3 probably probably RB 33412 159 4 reflect reflect VBP 33412 159 5 the the DT 33412 159 6 relative relative JJ 33412 159 7 numbers number NNS 33412 159 8 of of IN 33412 159 9 each each DT 33412 159 10 of of IN 33412 159 11 these these DT 33412 159 12 species specie NNS 33412 159 13 of of IN 33412 159 14 tree tree NN 33412 159 15 rather rather RB 33412 159 16 than than IN 33412 159 17 any any DT 33412 159 18 clear clear RB 33412 159 19 - - HYPH 33412 159 20 cut cut JJ 33412 159 21 preference preference NN 33412 159 22 of of IN 33412 159 23 the the DT 33412 159 24 kites kites NNPS 33412 159 25 . . . 33412 160 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33412 161 23 beginning begin VBG 33412 161 24 to to TO 33412 161 25 feather feather VB 33412 161 26 out out RP 33412 161 27 . . . 33412 162 1 On on IN 33412 162 2 August August NNP 33412 162 3 4 4 CD 33412 162 4 and and CC 33412 162 5 5 5 CD 33412 162 6 the the DT 33412 162 7 young young JJ 33412 162 8 were be VBD 33412 162 9 well well RB 33412 162 10 feathered feather VBN 33412 162 11 , , , 33412 162 12 but but CC 33412 162 13 flight flight NN 33412 162 14 feathers feather NNS 33412 162 15 were be VBD 33412 162 16 not not RB 33412 162 17 fully fully RB 33412 162 18 grown grow VBN 33412 162 19 and and CC 33412 162 20 the the DT 33412 162 21 young young JJ 33412 162 22 remained remain VBD 33412 162 23 in in IN 33412 162 24 the the DT 33412 162 25 nest nest NN 33412 162 26 or or CC 33412 162 27 perched perch VBN 33412 162 28 on on IN 33412 162 29 nearby nearby JJ 33412 162 30 branches branch NNS 33412 162 31 . . . 33412 163 1 On on IN 33412 163 2 August August NNP 33412 163 3 21 21 CD 33412 163 4 to to TO 33412 163 5 24 24 CD 33412 163 6 the the DT 33412 163 7 young young JJ 33412 163 8 were be VBD 33412 163 9 fully fully RB 33412 163 10 fledged fledge VBN 33412 163 11 , , , 33412 163 12 and and CC 33412 163 13 were be VBD 33412 163 14 able able JJ 33412 163 15 to to TO 33412 163 16 fly fly VB 33412 163 17 strongly strongly RB 33412 163 18 but but CC 33412 163 19 they -PRON- PRP 33412 163 20 still still RB 33412 163 21 spent spend VBD 33412 163 22 most most JJS 33412 163 23 of of IN 33412 163 24 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 163 25 time time NN 33412 163 26 perching perching NN 33412 163 27 and and CC 33412 163 28 those those DT 33412 163 29 of of IN 33412 163 30 a a DT 33412 163 31 brood brood NN 33412 163 32 tended tend VBD 33412 163 33 to to TO 33412 163 34 stay stay VB 33412 163 35 near near RB 33412 163 36 together together RB 33412 163 37 , , , 33412 163 38 usually usually RB 33412 163 39 in in IN 33412 163 40 the the DT 33412 163 41 nest nest NN 33412 163 42 tree tree NN 33412 163 43 . . . 33412 164 1 In in IN 33412 164 2 a a DT 33412 164 3 total total NN 33412 164 4 of of IN 33412 164 5 26½ 26½ CD 33412 164 6 hours hour NNS 33412 164 7 of of IN 33412 164 8 observation observation NN 33412 164 9 , , , 33412 164 10 148 148 CD 33412 164 11 feedings feeding NNS 33412 164 12 were be VBD 33412 164 13 observed observe VBN 33412 164 14 -- -- : 33412 164 15 on on IN 33412 164 16 the the DT 33412 164 17 average average JJ 33412 164 18 one one CD 33412 164 19 per per IN 33412 164 20 10.7 10.7 CD 33412 164 21 minutes minute NNS 33412 164 22 . . . 33412 165 1 The the DT 33412 165 2 interval interval NN 33412 165 3 changed change VBD 33412 165 4 from from IN 33412 165 5 an an DT 33412 165 6 average average NN 33412 165 7 of of IN 33412 165 8 12.8 12.8 CD 33412 165 9 minutes minute NNS 33412 165 10 for for IN 33412 165 11 62 62 CD 33412 165 12 feedings feeding NNS 33412 165 13 on on IN 33412 165 14 July July NNP 33412 165 15 19 19 CD 33412 165 16 to to IN 33412 165 17 21 21 CD 33412 165 18 , , , 33412 165 19 to to IN 33412 165 20 8.5 8.5 CD 33412 165 21 minutes minute NNS 33412 165 22 for for IN 33412 165 23 59 59 CD 33412 165 24 feedings feeding NNS 33412 165 25 on on IN 33412 165 26 August August NNP 33412 165 27 4 4 CD 33412 165 28 , , , 33412 165 29 and and CC 33412 165 30 to to IN 33412 165 31 10.8 10.8 CD 33412 165 32 minutes minute NNS 33412 165 33 for for IN 33412 165 34 27 27 CD 33412 165 35 feedings feeding NNS 33412 165 36 on on IN 33412 165 37 August August NNP 33412 165 38 21 21 CD 33412 165 39 . . . 33412 166 1 The the DT 33412 166 2 longer long JJR 33412 166 3 interval interval NN 33412 166 4 on on IN 33412 166 5 July July NNP 33412 166 6 19 19 CD 33412 166 7 to to TO 33412 166 8 21 21 CD 33412 166 9 may may MD 33412 166 10 have have VB 33412 166 11 resulted result VBN 33412 166 12 from from IN 33412 166 13 the the DT 33412 166 14 greater great JJR 33412 166 15 furtiveness furtiveness NN 33412 166 16 of of IN 33412 166 17 the the DT 33412 166 18 adult adult NN 33412 166 19 kites kite NNS 33412 166 20 at at IN 33412 166 21 this this DT 33412 166 22 stage stage NN 33412 166 23 in in IN 33412 166 24 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 166 25 nesting nest VBG 33412 166 26 cycle cycle NN 33412 166 27 . . . 33412 167 1 Nests nest NNS 33412 167 2 usually usually RB 33412 167 3 were be VBD 33412 167 4 watched watch VBN 33412 167 5 through through IN 33412 167 6 field field NN 33412 167 7 glasses glass NNS 33412 167 8 at at IN 33412 167 9 distances distance NNS 33412 167 10 of of IN 33412 167 11 50 50 CD 33412 167 12 to to TO 33412 167 13 100 100 CD 33412 167 14 feet foot NNS 33412 167 15 . . . 33412 168 1 Ordinarily ordinarily RB 33412 168 2 kites kite NNS 33412 168 3 are be VBP 33412 168 4 not not RB 33412 168 5 disturbed disturb VBN 33412 168 6 by by IN 33412 168 7 the the DT 33412 168 8 presence presence NN 33412 168 9 of of IN 33412 168 10 a a DT 33412 168 11 person person NN 33412 168 12 at at IN 33412 168 13 these these DT 33412 168 14 distances distance NNS 33412 168 15 , , , 33412 168 16 but but CC 33412 168 17 when when WRB 33412 168 18 delivering deliver VBG 33412 168 19 food food NN 33412 168 20 to to IN 33412 168 21 the the DT 33412 168 22 nest nest NN 33412 168 23 they -PRON- PRP 33412 168 24 seemed seem VBD 33412 168 25 somewhat somewhat RB 33412 168 26 distracted distracted JJ 33412 168 27 and and CC 33412 168 28 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 168 29 stopped stop VBD 33412 168 30 only only RB 33412 168 31 momentarily momentarily RB 33412 168 32 then then RB 33412 168 33 left leave VBN 33412 168 34 , , , 33412 168 35 still still RB 33412 168 36 carrying carry VBG 33412 168 37 the the DT 33412 168 38 food food NN 33412 168 39 . . . 33412 169 1 Usually usually RB 33412 169 2 they -PRON- PRP 33412 169 3 swooped swoop VBD 33412 169 4 at at IN 33412 169 5 the the DT 33412 169 6 observer observer NN 33412 169 7 when when WRB 33412 169 8 leaving leave VBG 33412 169 9 ; ; : 33412 169 10 rarely rarely RB 33412 169 11 they -PRON- PRP 33412 169 12 swooped swoop VBD 33412 169 13 at at IN 33412 169 14 him -PRON- PRP 33412 169 15 as as IN 33412 169 16 they -PRON- PRP 33412 169 17 approached approach VBD 33412 169 18 the the DT 33412 169 19 nest nest NN 33412 169 20 . . . 33412 170 1 All all DT 33412 170 2 observations observation NNS 33412 170 3 were be VBD 33412 170 4 between between IN 33412 170 5 10 10 CD 33412 170 6 a.m. a.m. NN 33412 170 7 and and CC 33412 170 8 5 5 CD 33412 170 9 p.m. p.m. NN 33412 170 10 , , , 33412 170 11 and and CC 33412 170 12 there there EX 33412 170 13 was be VBD 33412 170 14 no no DT 33412 170 15 obvious obvious JJ 33412 170 16 trend trend NN 33412 170 17 according accord VBG 33412 170 18 to to IN 33412 170 19 time time NN 33412 170 20 . . . 33412 171 1 Earlier early RBR 33412 171 2 and and CC 33412 171 3 later later RBR 33412 171 4 in in IN 33412 171 5 the the DT 33412 171 6 day day NN 33412 171 7 the the DT 33412 171 8 rate rate NN 33412 171 9 of of 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RB 33412 174 3 protruded protrude VBD 33412 174 4 from from IN 33412 174 5 the the DT 33412 174 6 bills bill NNS 33412 174 7 of of IN 33412 174 8 the the DT 33412 174 9 adult adult NN 33412 174 10 kites kite NNS 33412 174 11 delivering deliver VBG 33412 174 12 food food NN 33412 174 13 , , , 33412 174 14 but but CC 33412 174 15 most most JJS 33412 174 16 of of IN 33412 174 17 the the DT 33412 174 18 food food NN 33412 174 19 was be VBD 33412 174 20 carried carry VBN 33412 174 21 in in IN 33412 174 22 the the DT 33412 174 23 throat throat NN 33412 174 24 . . . 33412 175 1 Sometimes sometimes RB 33412 175 2 the the DT 33412 175 3 gorge gorge NN 33412 175 4 was be VBD 33412 175 5 much much RB 33412 175 6 distended distend VBN 33412 175 7 , , , 33412 175 8 although although IN 33412 175 9 nothing nothing NN 33412 175 10 protruded protrude VBN 33412 175 11 from from IN 33412 175 12 the the DT 33412 175 13 mouth mouth NN 33412 175 14 . . . 33412 176 1 The the DT 33412 176 2 adult adult NN 33412 176 3 upon upon IN 33412 176 4 alighting alight VBG 33412 176 5 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 176 6 would would MD 33412 176 7 pass pass VB 33412 176 8 food food NN 33412 176 9 to to IN 33412 176 10 the the DT 33412 176 11 nestling nestling NN 33412 176 12 , , , 33412 176 13 and and CC 33412 176 14 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 176 15 would would MD 33412 176 16 disgorge disgorge VB 33412 176 17 a a DT 33412 176 18 mass mass NN 33412 176 19 of of IN 33412 176 20 food food NN 33412 176 21 in in IN 33412 176 22 the the DT 33412 176 23 nest nest NN 33412 176 24 in in IN 33412 176 25 front front NN 33412 176 26 of of IN 33412 176 27 the the DT 33412 176 28 nestling nestling NN 33412 176 29 . . . 33412 177 1 When when WRB 33412 177 2 the the DT 33412 177 3 young young JJ 33412 177 4 were be VBD 33412 177 5 small small JJ 33412 177 6 , , , 33412 177 7 the the DT 33412 177 8 adult adult NN 33412 177 9 after after IN 33412 177 10 having have VBG 33412 177 11 disgorged disgorge VBN 33412 177 12 a a DT 33412 177 13 food food NN 33412 177 14 mass mass NN 33412 177 15 , , , 33412 177 16 remained remain VBD 33412 177 17 to to TO 33412 177 18 pick pick VB 33412 177 19 up up RP 33412 177 20 the the DT 33412 177 21 food food NN 33412 177 22 , , , 33412 177 23 bit bit NN 33412 177 24 by by IN 33412 177 25 bit bit NN 33412 177 26 , , , 33412 177 27 and and CC 33412 177 28 place place VB 33412 177 29 it -PRON- PRP 33412 177 30 in in IN 33412 177 31 the the DT 33412 177 32 mouth mouth NN 33412 177 33 of of IN 33412 177 34 the the DT 33412 177 35 nestling nestling NN 33412 177 36 . . . 33412 178 1 However however RB 33412 178 2 , , , 33412 178 3 after after IN 33412 178 4 the the DT 33412 178 5 young young JJ 33412 178 6 were be VBD 33412 178 7 partly partly RB 33412 178 8 feathered feather VBN 33412 178 9 out out RP 33412 178 10 the the DT 33412 178 11 adult adult NN 33412 178 12 merely merely RB 33412 178 13 left leave VBD 33412 178 14 the the DT 33412 178 15 food food NN 33412 178 16 for for IN 33412 178 17 them -PRON- PRP 33412 178 18 . . . 33412 179 1 The the DT 33412 179 2 nestling nestling NN 33412 179 3 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 179 4 would would MD 33412 179 5 peck peck VB 33412 179 6 at at IN 33412 179 7 the the DT 33412 179 8 disgorged disgorge VBN 33412 179 9 material material NN 33412 179 10 for for IN 33412 179 11 several several JJ 33412 179 12 minutes minute NNS 33412 179 13 after after IN 33412 179 14 the the DT 33412 179 15 adult adult NN 33412 179 16 left leave VBD 33412 179 17 before before IN 33412 179 18 all all DT 33412 179 19 of of IN 33412 179 20 the the DT 33412 179 21 food food NN 33412 179 22 was be VBD 33412 179 23 eaten eat VBN 33412 179 24 . . . 33412 180 1 The the DT 33412 180 2 small small JJ 33412 180 3 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 180 4 are be VBP 33412 180 5 generally generally RB 33412 180 6 silent silent JJ 33412 180 7 , , , 33412 180 8 but but CC 33412 180 9 when when WRB 33412 180 10 handled handle VBN 33412 180 11 or or CC 33412 180 12 otherwise otherwise RB 33412 180 13 disturbed disturb VBN 33412 180 14 , , , 33412 180 15 they -PRON- PRP 33412 180 16 give give VBP 33412 180 17 soft soft JJ 33412 180 18 lisping lisp VBG 33412 180 19 peeps peep NNS 33412 180 20 . . . 33412 181 1 By by IN 33412 181 2 early early JJ 33412 181 3 August August NNP 33412 181 4 , , , 33412 181 5 when when WRB 33412 181 6 the the DT 33412 181 7 young young JJ 33412 181 8 have have VBP 33412 181 9 ventured venture VBN 33412 181 10 from from IN 33412 181 11 the the DT 33412 181 12 nest nest NN 33412 181 13 bowl bowl NN 33412 181 14 to to IN 33412 181 15 nearby nearby JJ 33412 181 16 branches branch NNS 33412 181 17 , , , 33412 181 18 they -PRON- PRP 33412 181 19 become become VBP 33412 181 20 vocal vocal JJ 33412 181 21 and and CC 33412 181 22 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 181 23 calls call NNS 33412 181 24 can can MD 33412 181 25 be be VB 33412 181 26 heard hear VBN 33412 181 27 more more RBR 33412 181 28 often often RB 33412 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182 33 one one CD 33412 182 34 - - HYPH 33412 182 35 fourth fourth NN 33412 182 36 of of IN 33412 182 37 a a DT 33412 182 38 second second JJ 33412 182 39 ) ) -RRB- 33412 182 40 with with IN 33412 182 41 a a DT 33412 182 42 rising rise VBG 33412 182 43 inflection inflection NN 33412 182 44 , , , 33412 182 45 clipped clip VBN 33412 182 46 off off IN 33412 182 47 short short JJ 33412 182 48 , , , 33412 182 49 while while IN 33412 182 50 the the DT 33412 182 51 second second JJ 33412 182 52 syllable syllable NN 33412 182 53 has have VBZ 33412 182 54 a a DT 33412 182 55 downward downward JJ 33412 182 56 inflection inflection NN 33412 182 57 , , , 33412 182 58 and and CC 33412 182 59 is be VBZ 33412 182 60 drawn draw VBN 33412 182 61 out out RP 33412 182 62 to to IN 33412 182 63 two two CD 33412 182 64 or or CC 33412 182 65 three three CD 33412 182 66 times time NNS 33412 182 67 the the DT 33412 182 68 length length NN 33412 182 69 of of IN 33412 182 70 the the DT 33412 182 71 first first JJ 33412 182 72 syllable syllable NN 33412 182 73 . . . 33412 183 1 The the DT 33412 183 2 call call NN 33412 183 3 of of IN 33412 183 4 the the DT 33412 183 5 fledgling fledgling NN 33412 183 6 is be VBZ 33412 183 7 soft soft JJ 33412 183 8 , , , 33412 183 9 with with IN 33412 183 10 a a DT 33412 183 11 lisping lisp VBG 33412 183 12 quality quality NN 33412 183 13 ; ; : 33412 183 14 that that DT 33412 183 15 of of IN 33412 183 16 the the DT 33412 183 17 adult adult NN 33412 183 18 is be VBZ 33412 183 19 much much JJ 33412 183 20 like like IN 33412 183 21 it -PRON- PRP 33412 183 22 but but CC 33412 183 23 is be VBZ 33412 183 24 sharper sharp JJR 33412 183 25 and and CC 33412 183 26 more more RBR 33412 183 27 piercing piercing JJ 33412 183 28 . . . 33412 184 1 Fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 184 2 call call VBP 33412 184 3 frequently frequently RB 33412 184 4 while while IN 33412 184 5 waiting wait VBG 33412 184 6 to to TO 33412 184 7 be be VB 33412 184 8 fed feed VBN 33412 184 9 , , , 33412 184 10 but but CC 33412 184 11 as as IN 33412 184 12 an an DT 33412 184 13 adult adult NN 33412 184 14 approaches approach VBZ 33412 184 15 with with IN 33412 184 16 food food NN 33412 184 17 , , , 33412 184 18 the the DT 33412 184 19 calls call NNS 33412 184 20 are be VBP 33412 184 21 given give VBN 33412 184 22 in in IN 33412 184 23 rapid rapid JJ 33412 184 24 succession succession NN 33412 184 25 and and CC 33412 184 26 slurred slur VBD 33412 184 27 to to IN 33412 184 28 a a DT 33412 184 29 high high JJ 33412 184 30 thin thin JJ 33412 184 31 squablike squablike NN 33412 184 32 squeaking squeaking NN 33412 184 33 or or CC 33412 184 34 squealing squeal VBG 33412 184 35 . . . 33412 185 1 When when WRB 33412 185 2 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 185 3 are be VBP 33412 185 4 able able JJ 33412 185 5 to to TO 33412 185 6 fly fly VB 33412 185 7 and and CC 33412 185 8 have have VBP 33412 185 9 left leave VBN 33412 185 10 the the DT 33412 185 11 nest nest NN 33412 185 12 , , , 33412 185 13 the the DT 33412 185 14 adults adult NNS 33412 185 15 generally generally RB 33412 185 16 pass pass VBP 33412 185 17 food food NN 33412 185 18 to to IN 33412 185 19 them -PRON- PRP 33412 185 20 directly directly RB 33412 185 21 , , , 33412 185 22 rather rather RB 33412 185 23 than than IN 33412 185 24 dropping drop VBG 33412 185 25 the the DT 33412 185 26 regurgitated regurgitated JJ 33412 185 27 mass mass NN 33412 185 28 , , , 33412 185 29 which which WDT 33412 185 30 might may MD 33412 185 31 fall fall VB 33412 185 32 to to IN 33412 185 33 the the DT 33412 185 34 ground ground NN 33412 185 35 and and CC 33412 185 36 be be VB 33412 185 37 lost lose VBN 33412 185 38 . . . 33412 186 1 On on IN 33412 186 2 August August NNP 33412 186 3 22 22 CD 33412 186 4 a a DT 33412 186 5 fledgling fledgling NN 33412 186 6 was be VBD 33412 186 7 seen see VBN 33412 186 8 following follow VBG 33412 186 9 an an DT 33412 186 10 adult adult NN 33412 186 11 in in IN 33412 186 12 flight flight NN 33412 186 13 , , , 33412 186 14 and and CC 33412 186 15 was be VBD 33412 186 16 also also RB 33412 186 17 seen see VBN 33412 186 18 to to TO 33412 186 19 eat eat VB 33412 186 20 while while IN 33412 186 21 it -PRON- PRP 33412 186 22 was be VBD 33412 186 23 flying fly VBG 33412 186 24 . . . 33412 187 1 At at IN 33412 187 2 this this DT 33412 187 3 stage stage NN 33412 187 4 , , , 33412 187 5 when when WRB 33412 187 6 an an DT 33412 187 7 adult adult NN 33412 187 8 fed feed VBD 33412 187 9 one one CD 33412 187 10 young young NN 33412 187 11 of of IN 33412 187 12 a a DT 33412 187 13 brood brood NN 33412 187 14 , , , 33412 187 15 the the DT 33412 187 16 other other JJ 33412 187 17 would would MD 33412 187 18 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 187 19 fly fly VB 33412 187 20 to to IN 33412 187 21 the the DT 33412 187 22 spot spot NN 33412 187 23 in in IN 33412 187 24 an an DT 33412 187 25 attempt attempt NN 33412 187 26 to to TO 33412 187 27 share share VB 33412 187 28 the the DT 33412 187 29 meal meal NN 33412 187 30 . . . 33412 188 1 However however RB 33412 188 2 , , , 33412 188 3 the the DT 33412 188 4 transfer transfer NN 33412 188 5 of of IN 33412 188 6 food food NN 33412 188 7 was be VBD 33412 188 8 usually usually RB 33412 188 9 rapid rapid JJ 33412 188 10 and and CC 33412 188 11 the the DT 33412 188 12 adult adult NN 33412 188 13 would would MD 33412 188 14 leave leave VB 33412 188 15 within within IN 33412 188 16 a a DT 33412 188 17 few few JJ 33412 188 18 seconds second NNS 33412 188 19 . . . 33412 189 1 Young Young NNP 33412 189 2 often often RB 33412 189 3 were be VBD 33412 189 4 seen see VBN 33412 189 5 to to TO 33412 189 6 fly fly VB 33412 189 7 out out RP 33412 189 8 from from IN 33412 189 9 the the DT 33412 189 10 nest nest NN 33412 189 11 tree tree NN 33412 189 12 and and CC 33412 189 13 maneuver maneuver NN 33412 189 14 in in IN 33412 189 15 the the DT 33412 189 16 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 189 17 , , , 33412 189 18 flying fly VBG 33412 189 19 in in IN 33412 189 20 a a DT 33412 189 21 roughly roughly RB 33412 189 22 circular circular JJ 33412 189 23 course course NN 33412 189 24 perhaps perhaps RB 33412 189 25 100 100 CD 33412 189 26 feet foot NNS 33412 189 27 in in IN 33412 189 28 diameter diameter NN 33412 189 29 and and CC 33412 189 30 then then RB 33412 189 31 returning return VBG 33412 189 32 to to IN 33412 189 33 the the DT 33412 189 34 nest nest NN 33412 189 35 tree tree NN 33412 189 36 , , , 33412 189 37 thereby thereby RB 33412 189 38 familiarizing familiarize VBG 33412 189 39 themselves -PRON- PRP 33412 189 40 with with IN 33412 189 41 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 189 42 surroundings surrounding NNS 33412 189 43 . . . 33412 190 1 According accord VBG 33412 190 2 to to IN 33412 190 3 the the DT 33412 190 4 consensus consensus NN 33412 190 5 of of IN 33412 190 6 published publish VBN 33412 190 7 accounts account NNS 33412 190 8 , , , 33412 190 9 there there EX 33412 190 10 are be VBP 33412 190 11 usually usually RB 33412 190 12 two two CD 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193 11 two two CD 33412 193 12 were be VBD 33412 193 13 recorded record VBN 33412 193 14 . . . 33412 194 1 A a DT 33412 194 2 group group NN 33412 194 3 of of IN 33412 194 4 four four CD 33412 194 5 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 194 6 were be VBD 33412 194 7 observed observe VBN 33412 194 8 concentrating concentrate VBG 33412 194 9 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 194 10 activities activity NNS 33412 194 11 at at IN 33412 194 12 a a DT 33412 194 13 nest nest NN 33412 194 14 more more JJR 33412 194 15 than than IN 33412 194 16 200 200 CD 33412 194 17 feet foot NNS 33412 194 18 from from IN 33412 194 19 any any DT 33412 194 20 other other JJ 33412 194 21 known known JJ 33412 194 22 nests nest NNS 33412 194 23 ; ; : 33412 194 24 possibly possibly RB 33412 194 25 all all DT 33412 194 26 belonged belong VBD 33412 194 27 to to IN 33412 194 28 the the DT 33412 194 29 same same JJ 33412 194 30 brood brood NN 33412 194 31 , , , 33412 194 32 but but CC 33412 194 33 this this DT 33412 194 34 was be VBD 33412 194 35 not not RB 33412 194 36 definitely definitely RB 33412 194 37 determined determined JJ 33412 194 38 . . . 33412 195 1 Many many JJ 33412 195 2 of of IN 33412 195 3 the the DT 33412 195 4 nests nest NNS 33412 195 5 that that WDT 33412 195 6 were be VBD 33412 195 7 in in IN 33412 195 8 use use NN 33412 195 9 in in IN 33412 195 10 1961 1961 CD 33412 195 11 appeared appear VBD 33412 195 12 to to TO 33412 195 13 be be VB 33412 195 14 relics relic NNS 33412 195 15 from from IN 33412 195 16 earlier early JJR 33412 195 17 years year NNS 33412 195 18 , , , 33412 195 19 as as IN 33412 195 20 the the DT 33412 195 21 material material NN 33412 195 22 was be VBD 33412 195 23 darkened darken VBN 33412 195 24 and and CC 33412 195 25 disintegrating disintegrate VBG 33412 195 26 , , , 33412 195 27 but but CC 33412 195 28 probably probably RB 33412 195 29 a a DT 33412 195 30 new new JJ 33412 195 31 layer layer NN 33412 195 32 of of IN 33412 195 33 sticks stick NNS 33412 195 34 had have VBD 33412 195 35 been be VBN 33412 195 36 added add VBN 33412 195 37 on on IN 33412 195 38 the the DT 33412 195 39 top top NN 33412 195 40 . . . 33412 196 1 Bent Bent NNP 33412 196 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 196 3 _ _ NNP 33412 196 4 op op NN 33412 196 5 . . . 33412 197 1 cit._:65 cit._:65 NFP 33412 197 2 ) ) -RRB- 33412 197 3 mentioned mention VBD 33412 197 4 this this DT 33412 197 5 kite kite NN 33412 197 6 's 's POS 33412 197 7 habit habit NN 33412 197 8 of of IN 33412 197 9 frequently frequently RB 33412 197 10 using use VBG 33412 197 11 the the DT 33412 197 12 same same JJ 33412 197 13 nest nest NN 33412 197 14 in in IN 33412 197 15 successive successive JJ 33412 197 16 years year NNS 33412 197 17 . . . 33412 198 1 On on IN 33412 198 2 one one CD 33412 198 3 occasion occasion NN 33412 198 4 as as IN 33412 198 5 I -PRON- PRP 33412 198 6 drove drive VBD 33412 198 7 over over IN 33412 198 8 a a DT 33412 198 9 little little RB 33412 198 10 - - HYPH 33412 198 11 used use VBN 33412 198 12 road road 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33412 199 12 had have VBD 33412 199 13 happened happen VBN 33412 199 14 , , , 33412 199 15 and and CC 33412 199 16 said say VBD 33412 199 17 that that IN 33412 199 18 this this DT 33412 199 19 particular particular JJ 33412 199 20 kite kite NN 33412 199 21 had have VBD 33412 199 22 struck strike VBN 33412 199 23 his -PRON- PRP$ 33412 199 24 truck truck NN 33412 199 25 frequently frequently RB 33412 199 26 when when WRB 33412 199 27 he -PRON- PRP 33412 199 28 drove drive VBD 33412 199 29 past past IN 33412 199 30 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 199 31 nest nest NN 33412 199 32 . . . 33412 200 1 This this DT 33412 200 2 had have VBD 33412 200 3 occurred occur VBN 33412 200 4 at at IN 33412 200 5 the the DT 33412 200 6 same same JJ 33412 200 7 place place NN 33412 200 8 in in IN 33412 200 9 three three CD 33412 200 10 successive successive JJ 33412 200 11 years year NNS 33412 200 12 , , , 33412 200 13 and and CC 33412 200 14 Smith Smith NNP 33412 200 15 was be VBD 33412 200 16 convinced convince VBN 33412 200 17 that that IN 33412 200 18 the the DT 33412 200 19 same same JJ 33412 200 20 kite kite NN 33412 200 21 had have VBD 33412 200 22 used use VBN 33412 200 23 the the DT 33412 200 24 nest nest NN 33412 200 25 each each DT 33412 200 26 year year NN 33412 200 27 , , , 33412 200 28 although although IN 33412 200 29 the the DT 33412 200 30 bird bird NN 33412 200 31 was be VBD 33412 200 32 not not RB 33412 200 33 recognizable recognizable JJ 33412 200 34 except except IN 33412 200 35 by by IN 33412 200 36 its -PRON- PRP$ 33412 200 37 unusually unusually RB 33412 200 38 aggressive aggressive JJ 33412 200 39 behavior behavior NN 33412 200 40 . . . 33412 201 1 On on IN 33412 201 2 dozens dozen NNS 33412 201 3 of of IN 33412 201 4 occasions occasion NNS 33412 201 5 in in IN 33412 201 6 the the DT 33412 201 7 course course NN 33412 201 8 of of IN 33412 201 9 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 201 10 observations observation NNS 33412 201 11 kites kite NNS 33412 201 12 swooped swoop VBD 33412 201 13 at at IN 33412 201 14 me -PRON- PRP 33412 201 15 when when WRB 33412 201 16 I -PRON- PRP 33412 201 17 was be VBD 33412 201 18 near near IN 33412 201 19 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 201 20 nests nest NNS 33412 201 21 , , , 33412 201 22 but but CC 33412 201 23 , , , 33412 201 24 except except IN 33412 201 25 for for IN 33412 201 26 this this DT 33412 201 27 one one CD 33412 201 28 individual individual NN 33412 201 29 , , , 33412 201 30 they -PRON- PRP 33412 201 31 always always RB 33412 201 32 veered veer VBD 33412 201 33 away away RB 33412 201 34 at at IN 33412 201 35 a a DT 33412 201 36 distance distance NN 33412 201 37 of of IN 33412 201 38 several several JJ 33412 201 39 feet foot NNS 33412 201 40 or or CC 33412 201 41 several several JJ 33412 201 42 yards yard NNS 33412 201 43 . . . 33412 202 1 At at IN 33412 202 2 the the DT 33412 202 3 time time NN 33412 202 4 of of IN 33412 202 5 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 202 6 visit visit NN 33412 202 7 to to IN 33412 202 8 the the DT 33412 202 9 Park Park NNP 33412 202 10 in in IN 33412 202 11 early early JJ 33412 202 12 June June NNP 33412 202 13 , , , 33412 202 14 kites kite NNS 33412 202 15 were be VBD 33412 202 16 relatively relatively RB 33412 202 17 silent silent JJ 33412 202 18 and and CC 33412 202 19 secretive secretive JJ 33412 202 20 in in IN 33412 202 21 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 202 22 behavior behavior NN 33412 202 23 . . . 33412 203 1 Approximately approximately RB 33412 203 2 half half NN 33412 203 3 of of IN 33412 203 4 those those DT 33412 203 5 that that WDT 33412 203 6 were be VBD 33412 203 7 incubating incubate VBG 33412 203 8 flushed flush VBN 33412 203 9 when when WRB 33412 203 10 a a DT 33412 203 11 person person NN 33412 203 12 walked walk VBD 33412 203 13 near near IN 33412 203 14 the the DT 33412 203 15 tree tree NN 33412 203 16 , , , 33412 203 17 but but CC 33412 203 18 others other NNS 33412 203 19 continued continue VBD 33412 203 20 to to TO 33412 203 21 sit sit VB 33412 203 22 on on IN 33412 203 23 their 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but CC 33412 204 26 some some DT 33412 204 27 of of IN 33412 204 28 the the DT 33412 204 29 kites kite NNS 33412 204 30 would would MD 33412 204 31 soar soar VB 33412 204 32 overhead overhead RB 33412 204 33 , , , 33412 204 34 watching watch VBG 33412 204 35 without without IN 33412 204 36 making make VBG 33412 204 37 any any DT 33412 204 38 active active JJ 33412 204 39 defense defense NN 33412 204 40 . . . 33412 205 1 At at IN 33412 205 2 the the DT 33412 205 3 time time NN 33412 205 4 of of IN 33412 205 5 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 205 6 next next JJ 33412 205 7 visit visit NN 33412 205 8 , , , 33412 205 9 July July NNP 33412 205 10 18 18 CD 33412 205 11 to to IN 33412 205 12 21 21 CD 33412 205 13 , , , 33412 205 14 when when WRB 33412 205 15 the the DT 33412 205 16 kites kite NNS 33412 205 17 were be VBD 33412 205 18 feeding feed VBG 33412 205 19 well well RB 33412 205 20 grown grow VBN 33412 205 21 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 205 22 , , , 33412 205 23 behavior behavior NN 33412 205 24 at at IN 33412 205 25 the the DT 33412 205 26 nest nest NN 33412 205 27 was be VBD 33412 205 28 much much RB 33412 205 29 different different JJ 33412 205 30 . . . 33412 206 1 As as RB 33412 206 2 soon soon RB 33412 206 3 as as IN 33412 206 4 a a DT 33412 206 5 nest nest NN 33412 206 6 was be VBD 33412 206 7 located locate VBN 33412 206 8 the the DT 33412 206 9 parents parent NNS 33412 206 10 began begin VBD 33412 206 11 scolding scold VBG 33412 206 12 and and CC 33412 206 13 swooping swoop VBG 33412 206 14 . . . 33412 207 1 At at IN 33412 207 2 the the DT 33412 207 3 first first JJ 33412 207 4 nest nest NN 33412 207 5 observed observe VBN 33412 207 6 , , , 33412 207 7 a a DT 33412 207 8 group group NN 33412 207 9 of of IN 33412 207 10 eight eight CD 33412 207 11 kites kite NNS 33412 207 12 had have VBD 33412 207 13 congregated congregate VBN 33412 207 14 within within IN 33412 207 15 two two CD 33412 207 16 minutes minute NNS 33412 207 17 to to TO 33412 207 18 scold scold VB 33412 207 19 and and CC 33412 207 20 harass harass VB 33412 207 21 the the DT 33412 207 22 intruders intruder NNS 33412 207 23 . . . 33412 208 1 Even even RB 33412 208 2 kites kite NNS 33412 208 3 whose whose WP$ 33412 208 4 nests nest NNS 33412 208 5 were be VBD 33412 208 6 kept keep VBN 33412 208 7 under under IN 33412 208 8 observation observation NN 33412 208 9 frequently frequently RB 33412 208 10 , , , 33412 208 11 never never RB 33412 208 12 became become VBD 33412 208 13 fully fully RB 33412 208 14 reconciled reconcile VBN 33412 208 15 to to IN 33412 208 16 the the DT 33412 208 17 intrusion intrusion NN 33412 208 18 but but CC 33412 208 19 there there EX 33412 208 20 was be VBD 33412 208 21 much much JJ 33412 208 22 difference difference NN 33412 208 23 between between IN 33412 208 24 individuals individual NNS 33412 208 25 in in IN 33412 208 26 this this DT 33412 208 27 respect respect NN 33412 208 28 . . . 33412 209 1 Some some DT 33412 209 2 were be VBD 33412 209 3 reluctant reluctant JJ 33412 209 4 to to TO 33412 209 5 deliver deliver VB 33412 209 6 food food NN 33412 209 7 and and CC 33412 209 8 , , , 33412 209 9 having have VBG 33412 209 10 secured secure VBN 33412 209 11 prey prey NN 33412 209 12 , , , 33412 209 13 would would MD 33412 209 14 fly fly VB 33412 209 15 about about IN 33412 209 16 in in IN 33412 209 17 the the DT 33412 209 18 vicinity vicinity NN 33412 209 19 without without IN 33412 209 20 coming come VBG 33412 209 21 to to IN 33412 209 22 the the DT 33412 209 23 nest nest NN 33412 209 24 . . . 33412 210 1 Mortality Mortality NNP 33412 210 2 Factors Factors NNP 33412 210 3 and and CC 33412 210 4 Defense Defense NNP 33412 210 5 Joint Joint NNP 33412 210 6 defense defense NN 33412 210 7 against against IN 33412 210 8 a a DT 33412 210 9 common common JJ 33412 210 10 enemy enemy NN 33412 210 11 was be VBD 33412 210 12 noted note VBN 33412 210 13 on on IN 33412 210 14 July July NNP 33412 210 15 21 21 CD 33412 210 16 , , , 33412 210 17 1961 1961 CD 33412 210 18 , , , 33412 210 19 when when WRB 33412 210 20 21 21 CD 33412 210 21 kites kite NNS 33412 210 22 were be VBD 33412 210 23 seen see VBN 33412 210 24 swooping swoop VBG 33412 210 25 at at IN 33412 210 26 a a DT 33412 210 27 Swainson Swainson NNP 33412 210 28 's 's POS 33412 210 29 hawk hawk NN 33412 210 30 perched perch VBN 33412 210 31 near near IN 33412 210 32 the the DT 33412 210 33 top top NN 33412 210 34 of of IN 33412 210 35 a a DT 33412 210 36 large large JJ 33412 210 37 cottonwood cottonwood NN 33412 210 38 , , , 33412 210 39 where where WRB 33412 210 40 it -PRON- PRP 33412 210 41 was be VBD 33412 210 42 partly partly RB 33412 210 43 protected protect VBN 33412 210 44 by by IN 33412 210 45 foliage foliage NN 33412 210 46 and and CC 33412 210 47 branches branch NNS 33412 210 48 . . . 33412 211 1 When when WRB 33412 211 2 I -PRON- PRP 33412 211 3 flushed flush VBD 33412 211 4 the the DT 33412 211 5 hawk hawk NN 33412 211 6 , , , 33412 211 7 it -PRON- PRP 33412 211 8 was be VBD 33412 211 9 pursued pursue VBN 33412 211 10 and and CC 33412 211 11 harassed harass VBN 33412 211 12 by by IN 33412 211 13 the the DT 33412 211 14 kites kites NNPS 33412 211 15 , , , 33412 211 16 some some DT 33412 211 17 of of IN 33412 211 18 which which WDT 33412 211 19 followed follow VBD 33412 211 20 it -PRON- PRP 33412 211 21 for for IN 33412 211 22 nearly nearly RB 33412 211 23 a a DT 33412 211 24 quarter quarter NN 33412 211 25 mile mile NN 33412 211 26 although although IN 33412 211 27 there there EX 33412 211 28 were be VBD 33412 211 29 no no DT 33412 211 30 nests nest NNS 33412 211 31 of of IN 33412 211 32 the the DT 33412 211 33 kites kite NNS 33412 211 34 nearby nearby RB 33412 211 35 . . . 33412 212 1 On on IN 33412 212 2 August August NNP 33412 212 3 4 4 CD 33412 212 4 a a DT 33412 212 5 group group NN 33412 212 6 of of IN 33412 212 7 six six CD 33412 212 8 kites kite NNS 33412 212 9 was be VBD 33412 212 10 seen see VBN 33412 212 11 heckling heckle VBG 33412 212 12 a a DT 33412 212 13 fledgling fledgling NN 33412 212 14 Swainson Swainson NNP 33412 212 15 's 's POS 33412 212 16 hawk hawk NN 33412 212 17 , , , 33412 212 18 which which WDT 33412 212 19 crouched crouch VBD 33412 212 20 among among IN 33412 212 21 thick thick JJ 33412 212 22 foliage foliage NN 33412 212 23 in in IN 33412 212 24 the the DT 33412 212 25 top top NN 33412 212 26 of of IN 33412 212 27 a a DT 33412 212 28 tall tall JJ 33412 212 29 cottonwood cottonwood NN 33412 212 30 , , , 33412 212 31 as as IN 33412 212 32 the the DT 33412 212 33 kites kites NNPS 33412 212 34 swooped swoop VBD 33412 212 35 at at IN 33412 212 36 it -PRON- PRP 33412 212 37 , , , 33412 212 38 sometimes sometimes RB 33412 212 39 brushing brush VBG 33412 212 40 it -PRON- PRP 33412 212 41 with with IN 33412 212 42 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 212 43 wings wing NNS 33412 212 44 when when WRB 33412 212 45 they -PRON- PRP 33412 212 46 swept sweep VBD 33412 212 47 past past RB 33412 212 48 . . . 33412 213 1 Dr. Dr. NNP 33412 213 2 Hibbard Hibbard NNP 33412 213 3 mentioned mention VBD 33412 213 4 an an DT 33412 213 5 instance instance NN 33412 213 6 in in IN 33412 213 7 which which WDT 33412 213 8 a a DT 33412 213 9 horned horned JJ 33412 213 10 owl owl NN 33412 213 11 was be VBD 33412 213 12 flushed flush VBN 33412 213 13 , , , 33412 213 14 and and CC 33412 213 15 was be VBD 33412 213 16 chased chase VBN 33412 213 17 and and CC 33412 213 18 heckled heckle VBN 33412 213 19 by by IN 33412 213 20 a a DT 33412 213 21 red red JJ 33412 213 22 - - HYPH 33412 213 23 tailed tailed JJ 33412 213 24 hawk hawk NN 33412 213 25 and and CC 33412 213 26 by by IN 33412 213 27 a a DT 33412 213 28 group group NN 33412 213 29 of of IN 33412 213 30 kites kite NNS 33412 213 31 . . . 33412 214 1 The the DT 33412 214 2 latter latter JJ 33412 214 3 seemed seem VBD 33412 214 4 to to TO 33412 214 5 regard regard VB 33412 214 6 the the DT 33412 214 7 owl owl NN 33412 214 8 as as IN 33412 214 9 the the DT 33412 214 10 greater great JJR 33412 214 11 enemy enemy NN 33412 214 12 , , , 33412 214 13 but but CC 33412 214 14 ordinarily ordinarily RB 33412 214 15 any any DT 33412 214 16 large large JJ 33412 214 17 raptor raptor NN 33412 214 18 arouses arouse VBZ 33412 214 19 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 214 20 hostility hostility NN 33412 214 21 . . . 33412 215 1 Because because IN 33412 215 2 of of IN 33412 215 3 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 215 4 exceptionally exceptionally RB 33412 215 5 swift swift JJ 33412 215 6 and and CC 33412 215 7 skillful skillful JJ 33412 215 8 flight flight NN 33412 215 9 , , , 33412 215 10 the the DT 33412 215 11 adult adult NN 33412 215 12 kites kite NNS 33412 215 13 have have VBP 33412 215 14 few few JJ 33412 215 15 natural natural JJ 33412 215 16 enemies enemy NNS 33412 215 17 , , , 33412 215 18 but but CC 33412 215 19 the the DT 33412 215 20 eggs egg NNS 33412 215 21 or or CC 33412 215 22 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 215 23 are be VBP 33412 215 24 vulnerable vulnerable JJ 33412 215 25 to to IN 33412 215 26 such such JJ 33412 215 27 enemies enemy NNS 33412 215 28 as as IN 33412 215 29 crows crow NNS 33412 215 30 , , , 33412 215 31 jays jay NNS 33412 215 32 , , , 33412 215 33 the the DT 33412 215 34 larger large JJR 33412 215 35 hawks hawk NNS 33412 215 36 and and CC 33412 215 37 owls owl NNS 33412 215 38 , , , 33412 215 39 and and CC 33412 215 40 to to IN 33412 215 41 certain certain JJ 33412 215 42 mammalian mammalian JJ 33412 215 43 predators predator NNS 33412 215 44 , , , 33412 215 45 notably notably RB 33412 215 46 raccoons raccoon NNS 33412 215 47 . . . 33412 216 1 Also also RB 33412 216 2 , , , 33412 216 3 many many JJ 33412 216 4 nests nest NNS 33412 216 5 probably probably RB 33412 216 6 are be VBP 33412 216 7 destroyed destroy VBN 33412 216 8 by by IN 33412 216 9 the the DT 33412 216 10 sudden sudden JJ 33412 216 11 and and CC 33412 216 12 violent violent JJ 33412 216 13 summer summer NN 33412 216 14 storms storm NNS 33412 216 15 that that WDT 33412 216 16 are be 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32 were be VBD 33412 217 33 almost almost RB 33412 217 34 completely completely RB 33412 217 35 demolished demolish VBN 33412 217 36 . . . 33412 218 1 Several several JJ 33412 218 2 nests nest NNS 33412 218 3 found find VBN 33412 218 4 by by IN 33412 218 5 me -PRON- PRP 33412 218 6 to to TO 33412 218 7 have have VB 33412 218 8 incubating incubate VBG 33412 218 9 eggs egg NNS 33412 218 10 in in IN 33412 218 11 the the DT 33412 218 12 first first JJ 33412 218 13 week week NN 33412 218 14 of of IN 33412 218 15 June June NNP 33412 218 16 were be VBD 33412 218 17 abandoned abandon VBN 33412 218 18 or or CC 33412 218 19 had have VBD 33412 218 20 disappeared disappear VBN 33412 218 21 completely completely RB 33412 218 22 by by IN 33412 218 23 July July NNP 33412 218 24 18 18 CD 33412 218 25 , , , 33412 218 26 but but CC 33412 218 27 the the DT 33412 218 28 cause cause NN 33412 218 29 was be VBD 33412 218 30 not not RB 33412 218 31 evident evident JJ 33412 218 32 . . . 33412 219 1 One one CD 33412 219 2 nest nest NN 33412 219 3 that that WDT 33412 219 4 was be VBD 33412 219 5 under under IN 33412 219 6 observation observation NN 33412 219 7 on on IN 33412 219 8 July July NNP 33412 219 9 22 22 CD 33412 219 10 had have VBD 33412 219 11 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 219 12 approximately approximately RB 33412 219 13 two two CD 33412 219 14 - - HYPH 33412 219 15 thirds third NNS 33412 219 16 grown grow VBN 33412 219 17 on on IN 33412 219 18 that that DT 33412 219 19 date date NN 33412 219 20 , , , 33412 219 21 but but CC 33412 219 22 on on IN 33412 219 23 August August NNP 33412 219 24 4 4 CD 33412 219 25 only only RB 33412 219 26 a a DT 33412 219 27 few few JJ 33412 219 28 sticks stick NNS 33412 219 29 remained remain VBD 33412 219 30 , , , 33412 219 31 and and CC 33412 219 32 the the DT 33412 219 33 carcass carcass NN 33412 219 34 of of IN 33412 219 35 a a DT 33412 219 36 fledgling fledgling NN 33412 219 37 dangled dangle VBD 33412 219 38 from from IN 33412 219 39 a a DT 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NNS 33412 221 12 of of IN 33412 221 13 kites kite NNS 33412 221 14 , , , 33412 221 15 appreciate appreciate VBP 33412 221 16 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 221 17 esthetic esthetic JJ 33412 221 18 appeal appeal NN 33412 221 19 and and CC 33412 221 20 protect protect VB 33412 221 21 them -PRON- PRP 33412 221 22 , , , 33412 221 23 but but CC 33412 221 24 many many JJ 33412 221 25 persons person NNS 33412 221 26 use use VBP 33412 221 27 them -PRON- PRP 33412 221 28 as as IN 33412 221 29 convenient convenient JJ 33412 221 30 targets target NNS 33412 221 31 , , , 33412 221 32 with with IN 33412 221 33 utter utter JJ 33412 221 34 disregard disregard NN 33412 221 35 for for IN 33412 221 36 the the DT 33412 221 37 Federal Federal NNP 33412 221 38 laws law NNS 33412 221 39 protecting protect VBG 33412 221 40 them -PRON- PRP 33412 221 41 . . . 33412 222 1 Because because IN 33412 222 2 of of IN 33412 222 3 the the DT 33412 222 4 strong strong JJ 33412 222 5 popular popular JJ 33412 222 6 prejudice 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for for IN 33412 224 5 the the DT 33412 224 6 killing killing NN 33412 224 7 of of IN 33412 224 8 any any DT 33412 224 9 kind kind NN 33412 224 10 of of IN 33412 224 11 raptor raptor NN 33412 224 12 is be VBZ 33412 224 13 almost almost RB 33412 224 14 out out IN 33412 224 15 of of IN 33412 224 16 the the DT 33412 224 17 question question NN 33412 224 18 in in IN 33412 224 19 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 224 20 . . . 33412 225 1 Ratio ratio NN 33412 225 2 of of IN 33412 225 3 Immatures immature NNS 33412 225 4 to to IN 33412 225 5 Adults Adults NNP 33412 225 6 In in IN 33412 225 7 the the DT 33412 225 8 juvenal juvenal JJ 33412 225 9 plumage plumage NN 33412 225 10 flight flight NN 33412 225 11 feathers feather NNS 33412 225 12 of of IN 33412 225 13 the the DT 33412 225 14 kites kite NNS 33412 225 15 are be VBP 33412 225 16 brown brown JJ 33412 225 17 , , , 33412 225 18 barred bar VBN 33412 225 19 with with IN 33412 225 20 white white JJ 33412 225 21 , , , 33412 225 22 much much RB 33412 225 23 different different JJ 33412 225 24 in in IN 33412 225 25 appearance appearance NN 33412 225 26 from from IN 33412 225 27 the the DT 33412 225 28 dark dark JJ 33412 225 29 , , , 33412 225 30 slaty slaty NN 33412 225 31 plumage plumage NN 33412 225 32 of of IN 33412 225 33 adults adult NNS 33412 225 34 . . . 33412 226 1 Bent Bent NNP 33412 226 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 226 3 _ _ NNP 33412 226 4 op op NN 33412 226 5 . . . 33412 227 1 cit._:67 cit._:67 NFP 33412 227 2 ) ) -RRB- 33412 227 3 stated state VBD 33412 227 4 that that IN 33412 227 5 these these DT 33412 227 6 barred bar VBN 33412 227 7 flight flight NN 33412 227 8 feathers feather NNS 33412 227 9 are be VBP 33412 227 10 retained retain VBN 33412 227 11 through through IN 33412 227 12 the the DT 33412 227 13 second second JJ 33412 227 14 summer summer NN 33412 227 15 , , , 33412 227 16 and and CC 33412 227 17 he -PRON- PRP 33412 227 18 quoted quote VBD 33412 227 19 Mr. Mr. NNP 33412 227 20 G. G. NNP 33412 227 21 W. W. NNP 33412 227 22 Stevens Stevens NNP 33412 227 23 as as IN 33412 227 24 having have VBG 33412 227 25 found find VBN 33412 227 26 kites kite NNS 33412 227 27 breeding breed VBG 33412 227 28 in in IN 33412 227 29 this this DT 33412 227 30 immature immature JJ 33412 227 31 plumage plumage NN 33412 227 32 . . . 33412 228 1 On on IN 33412 228 2 June June NNP 33412 228 3 2 2 CD 33412 228 4 , , , 33412 228 5 1961 1961 CD 33412 228 6 , , , 33412 228 7 I -PRON- PRP 33412 228 8 attempted attempt VBD 33412 228 9 to to TO 33412 228 10 determine determine VB 33412 228 11 the the DT 33412 228 12 ratio ratio NN 33412 228 13 of of IN 33412 228 14 these these DT 33412 228 15 yearling yearle VBG 33412 228 16 kites kite NNS 33412 228 17 to to IN 33412 228 18 others other NNS 33412 228 19 in in IN 33412 228 20 the the DT 33412 228 21 population population NN 33412 228 22 at at IN 33412 228 23 the the DT 33412 228 24 Park Park NNP 33412 228 25 . . . 33412 229 1 Most Most JJS 33412 229 2 of of IN 33412 229 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unsuccessful unsuccessful JJ 33412 236 14 , , , 33412 236 15 but but CC 33412 236 16 this this DT 33412 236 17 idea idea NN 33412 236 18 is be VBZ 33412 236 19 negated negate VBN 33412 236 20 by by IN 33412 236 21 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 236 22 own own JJ 33412 236 23 observations observation NNS 33412 236 24 at at IN 33412 236 25 the the DT 33412 236 26 Park Park NNP 33412 236 27 in in IN 33412 236 28 late late JJ 33412 236 29 1960 1960 CD 33412 236 30 , , , 33412 236 31 as as RB 33412 236 32 recently recently RB 33412 236 33 fledged fledge VBN 33412 236 34 young young NNP 33412 236 35 were be VBD 33412 236 36 numerous numerous JJ 33412 236 37 then then RB 33412 236 38 . . . 33412 237 1 At at IN 33412 237 2 the the DT 33412 237 3 time time NN 33412 237 4 of of IN 33412 237 5 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 237 6 visit visit NN 33412 237 7 to to IN 33412 237 8 the the DT 33412 237 9 Park Park NNP 33412 237 10 August August NNP 33412 237 11 21 21 CD 33412 237 12 to to IN 33412 237 13 24 24 CD 33412 237 14 , , , 33412 237 15 1961 1961 CD 33412 237 16 , , , 33412 237 17 all all DT 33412 237 18 young young JJ 33412 237 19 had have VBD 33412 237 20 recently recently RB 33412 237 21 left leave VBN 33412 237 22 the the DT 33412 237 23 nests nest NNS 33412 237 24 and and CC 33412 237 25 were be VBD 33412 237 26 able able JJ 33412 237 27 to to TO 33412 237 28 fly fly VB 33412 237 29 . . . 33412 238 1 However however RB 33412 238 2 , , , 33412 238 3 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 238 4 behavior behavior NN 33412 238 5 was be VBD 33412 238 6 so so RB 33412 238 7 much much RB 33412 238 8 different different JJ 33412 238 9 from from IN 33412 238 10 that that DT 33412 238 11 of of IN 33412 238 12 the the DT 33412 238 13 adults adult NNS 33412 238 14 that that WDT 33412 238 15 a a DT 33412 238 16 reliable reliable JJ 33412 238 17 ratio ratio NN 33412 238 18 could could MD 33412 238 19 not not RB 33412 238 20 be be VB 33412 238 21 obtained obtain VBN 33412 238 22 . . . 33412 239 1 The the DT 33412 239 2 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 239 3 tended tend VBD 33412 239 4 to to TO 33412 239 5 remain remain VB 33412 239 6 in in IN 33412 239 7 the the DT 33412 239 8 nest nest NN 33412 239 9 tree tree NN 33412 239 10 , , , 33412 239 11 or or CC 33412 239 12 to to TO 33412 239 13 make make VB 33412 239 14 relatively relatively RB 33412 239 15 short short JJ 33412 239 16 flights flight NNS 33412 239 17 near near IN 33412 239 18 it -PRON- PRP 33412 239 19 , , , 33412 239 20 while while IN 33412 239 21 the the DT 33412 239 22 adults adult NNS 33412 239 23 occupied occupy VBN 33412 239 24 with with IN 33412 239 25 catching catching NN 33412 239 26 of of IN 33412 239 27 prey prey NN 33412 239 28 for for IN 33412 239 29 themselves -PRON- PRP 33412 239 30 and and CC 33412 239 31 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 239 32 young young JJ 33412 239 33 , , , 33412 239 34 spent spend VBD 33412 239 35 much much JJ 33412 239 36 of of IN 33412 239 37 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 239 38 time time NN 33412 239 39 aloft aloft RB 33412 239 40 . . . 33412 240 1 The the DT 33412 240 2 adults adult NNS 33412 240 3 were be VBD 33412 240 4 hence hence RB 33412 240 5 far far RB 33412 240 6 more more RBR 33412 240 7 conspicuous conspicuous JJ 33412 240 8 than than IN 33412 240 9 the the DT 33412 240 10 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 240 11 . . . 33412 241 1 However however RB 33412 241 2 , , , 33412 241 3 it -PRON- PRP 33412 241 4 is be VBZ 33412 241 5 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 241 6 impression impression NN 33412 241 7 that that IN 33412 241 8 the the DT 33412 241 9 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 241 10 were be VBD 33412 241 11 from from IN 33412 241 12 one one CD 33412 241 13 - - HYPH 33412 241 14 third third NN 33412 241 15 to to IN 33412 241 16 one one CD 33412 241 17 - - HYPH 33412 241 18 fourth fourth RB 33412 241 19 as as RB 33412 241 20 numerous numerous JJ 33412 241 21 as as IN 33412 241 22 the the DT 33412 241 23 adults adult NNS 33412 241 24 . . . 33412 242 1 If if IN 33412 242 2 this this DT 33412 242 3 ratio ratio NN 33412 242 4 is be VBZ 33412 242 5 correct correct JJ 33412 242 6 , , , 33412 242 7 and and CC 33412 242 8 if if IN 33412 242 9 all all DT 33412 242 10 adults adult NNS 33412 242 11 had have VBD 33412 242 12 bred breed VBN 33412 242 13 , , , 33412 242 14 from from IN 33412 242 15 two two CD 33412 242 16 - - HYPH 33412 242 17 thirds third NNS 33412 242 18 to to IN 33412 242 19 three three CD 33412 242 20 - - HYPH 33412 242 21 fourths fourth NNS 33412 242 22 of of IN 33412 242 23 the the DT 33412 242 24 eggs egg NNS 33412 242 25 and/or and/or CC 33412 242 26 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 242 27 must must MD 33412 242 28 have have VB 33412 242 29 been be VBN 33412 242 30 destroyed destroy VBN 33412 242 31 . . . 33412 243 1 This this DT 33412 243 2 rate rate NN 33412 243 3 of of IN 33412 243 4 loss loss NN 33412 243 5 seems seem VBZ 33412 243 6 reasonable reasonable JJ 33412 243 7 in in IN 33412 243 8 view view NN 33412 243 9 of of IN 33412 243 10 the the DT 33412 243 11 known know VBN 33412 243 12 histories history NNS 33412 243 13 of of IN 33412 243 14 nests nest NNS 33412 243 15 observed observe VBN 33412 243 16 in in IN 33412 243 17 June June NNP 33412 243 18 and and CC 33412 243 19 again again RB 33412 243 20 in in IN 33412 243 21 July July NNP 33412 243 22 , , , 33412 243 23 and and CC 33412 243 24 of of IN 33412 243 25 the the DT 33412 243 26 fates fate NNS 33412 243 27 of of IN 33412 243 28 birds bird NNS 33412 243 29 ' ' POS 33412 243 30 nests nest NNS 33412 243 31 in in IN 33412 243 32 general general JJ 33412 243 33 . . . 33412 244 1 Summary Summary NNP 33412 244 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 244 3 kites kite NNS 33412 244 4 were be VBD 33412 244 5 studied study VBN 33412 244 6 in in IN 33412 244 7 southwestern southwestern JJ 33412 244 8 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 244 9 in in IN 33412 244 10 the the DT 33412 244 11 summer summer NN 33412 244 12 of of IN 33412 244 13 1961 1961 CD 33412 244 14 , , , 33412 244 15 at at IN 33412 244 16 various various JJ 33412 244 17 localities locality NNS 33412 244 18 , , , 33412 244 19 especially especially RB 33412 244 20 at at IN 33412 244 21 Meade Meade NNP 33412 244 22 State State NNP 33412 244 23 Park Park NNP 33412 244 24 . . . 33412 245 1 At at IN 33412 245 2 this this DT 33412 245 3 locality locality NN 33412 245 4 , , , 33412 245 5 near near IN 33412 245 6 the the DT 33412 245 7 northwestern northwestern JJ 33412 245 8 limit limit NN 33412 245 9 of of IN 33412 245 10 the the DT 33412 245 11 breeding breeding NN 33412 245 12 range range NN 33412 245 13 , , , 33412 245 14 the the DT 33412 245 15 kite kite NN 33412 245 16 thrives thrive VBZ 33412 245 17 in in IN 33412 245 18 typical typical JJ 33412 245 19 High High NNP 33412 245 20 Plains Plains NNPS 33412 245 21 habitat habitat NN 33412 245 22 dominated dominate VBN 33412 245 23 by by IN 33412 245 24 a a DT 33412 245 25 short short JJ 33412 245 26 - - HYPH 33412 245 27 grass grass NN 33412 245 28 type type NN 33412 245 29 of of IN 33412 245 30 vegetation vegetation NN 33412 245 31 , , , 33412 245 32 but but CC 33412 245 33 availability availability NN 33412 245 34 of of IN 33412 245 35 trees tree NNS 33412 245 36 suitable suitable JJ 33412 245 37 for for IN 33412 245 38 nests nest NNS 33412 245 39 is be VBZ 33412 245 40 a a DT 33412 245 41 limiting limit VBG 33412 245 42 factor factor NN 33412 245 43 . . . 33412 246 1 Since since IN 33412 246 2 maturing mature VBG 33412 246 3 of of IN 33412 246 4 extensive extensive JJ 33412 246 5 groves grove NNS 33412 246 6 of of IN 33412 246 7 cottonwoods cottonwood NNS 33412 246 8 and and CC 33412 246 9 other other JJ 33412 246 10 trees tree NNS 33412 246 11 planted plant VBN 33412 246 12 at at IN 33412 246 13 Meade Meade NNP 33412 246 14 State State NNP 33412 246 15 Park Park NNP 33412 246 16 , , , 33412 246 17 the the DT 33412 246 18 colony colony NN 33412 246 19 of of IN 33412 246 20 kites kite NNS 33412 246 21 has have VBZ 33412 246 22 increased increase VBN 33412 246 23 tremendously tremendously RB 33412 246 24 and and CC 33412 246 25 the the DT 33412 246 26 breeding breeding NN 33412 246 27 population population NN 33412 246 28 probably probably RB 33412 246 29 exceeded exceed VBD 33412 246 30 100 100 CD 33412 246 31 in in IN 33412 246 32 1961 1961 CD 33412 246 33 . . . 33412 247 1 The the DT 33412 247 2 kites kite NNS 33412 247 3 are be VBP 33412 247 4 social social JJ 33412 247 5 in in IN 33412 247 6 all all DT 33412 247 7 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 247 8 activities activity NNS 33412 247 9 and and CC 33412 247 10 do do VBP 33412 247 11 not not RB 33412 247 12 maintain maintain VB 33412 247 13 territories territory NNS 33412 247 14 . . . 33412 248 1 The the DT 33412 248 2 sexes sex NNS 33412 248 3 differ differ VBP 33412 248 4 little little JJ 33412 248 5 in in IN 33412 248 6 appearance appearance NN 33412 248 7 , , , 33412 248 8 but but CC 33412 248 9 males male NNS 33412 248 10 are be VBP 33412 248 11 slightly slightly RB 33412 248 12 smaller small JJR 33412 248 13 than than IN 33412 248 14 females female NNS 33412 248 15 and and CC 33412 248 16 have have VB 33412 248 17 paler paler NN 33412 248 18 heads head NNS 33412 248 19 . . . 33412 249 1 Food food NN 33412 249 2 consists consist VBZ 33412 249 3 almost almost RB 33412 249 4 entirely entirely RB 33412 249 5 of of IN 33412 249 6 flying fly VBG 33412 249 7 insects insect NNS 33412 249 8 , , , 33412 249 9 and and CC 33412 249 10 these these DT 33412 249 11 are be VBP 33412 249 12 usually usually RB 33412 249 13 eaten eat VBN 33412 249 14 while while IN 33412 249 15 the the DT 33412 249 16 kite kite NN 33412 249 17 is be VBZ 33412 249 18 in in IN 33412 249 19 flight flight NN 33412 249 20 . . . 33412 250 1 Kites kite NNS 33412 250 2 that that WDT 33412 250 3 are be VBP 33412 250 4 feeding feed VBG 33412 250 5 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 250 6 may may MD 33412 250 7 travel travel VB 33412 250 8 up up RB 33412 250 9 to to TO 33412 250 10 two two CD 33412 250 11 miles mile NNS 33412 250 12 from from IN 33412 250 13 the the DT 33412 250 14 nest nest NN 33412 250 15 or or CC 33412 250 16 perhaps perhaps RB 33412 250 17 considerably considerably RB 33412 250 18 farther farther RB 33412 250 19 in in IN 33412 250 20 the the DT 33412 250 21 course course NN 33412 250 22 of of IN 33412 250 23 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 250 24 foraging foraging NN 33412 250 25 . . . 33412 251 1 For for IN 33412 251 2 148 148 CD 33412 251 3 feedings feeding NNS 33412 251 4 of of IN 33412 251 5 nestlings nestling NNS 33412 251 6 the the DT 33412 251 7 observed observe VBN 33412 251 8 intervals interval NNS 33412 251 9 averaged average VBD 33412 251 10 10.7 10.7 CD 33412 251 11 minutes minute NNS 33412 251 12 . . . 33412 252 1 Most most RBS 33412 252 2 published publish VBN 33412 252 3 references reference NNS 33412 252 4 to to IN 33412 252 5 the the DT 33412 252 6 food food NN 33412 252 7 habits habit NNS 33412 252 8 mention mention VBP 33412 252 9 predation predation NN 33412 252 10 on on IN 33412 252 11 small small JJ 33412 252 12 vertebrates vertebrate NNS 33412 252 13 , , , 33412 252 14 especially especially RB 33412 252 15 lizards lizard NNS 33412 252 16 , , , 33412 252 17 but but CC 33412 252 18 including include VBG 33412 252 19 also also RB 33412 252 20 snakes snake NNS 33412 252 21 , , , 33412 252 22 toads toad NNS 33412 252 23 , , , 33412 252 24 rodents rodent NNS 33412 252 25 , , , 33412 252 26 and and CC 33412 252 27 even even RB 33412 252 28 rabbits rabbit NNS 33412 252 29 . . . 33412 253 1 In in IN 33412 253 2 my -PRON- PRP$ 33412 253 3 study study NN 33412 253 4 a a DT 33412 253 5 total total NN 33412 253 6 of of IN 33412 253 7 205 205 CD 33412 253 8 pellets pellet NNS 33412 253 9 were be VBD 33412 253 10 collected collect VBN 33412 253 11 and and CC 33412 253 12 453 453 CD 33412 253 13 insects insect NNS 33412 253 14 were be VBD 33412 253 15 tentatively tentatively RB 33412 253 16 identified identify VBN 33412 253 17 but but CC 33412 253 18 the the DT 33412 253 19 total total JJ 33412 253 20 number number NN 33412 253 21 of of IN 33412 253 22 insects insect NNS 33412 253 23 in in IN 33412 253 24 the the DT 33412 253 25 pellets pellet NNS 33412 253 26 was be VBD 33412 253 27 much much RB 33412 253 28 larger large JJR 33412 253 29 . . . 33412 254 1 No no DT 33412 254 2 vertebrates vertebrate NNS 33412 254 3 were be VBD 33412 254 4 identified identify VBN 33412 254 5 from from IN 33412 254 6 this this DT 33412 254 7 sample sample NN 33412 254 8 and and CC 33412 254 9 among among IN 33412 254 10 358 358 CD 33412 254 11 prey prey NN 33412 254 12 items item NNS 33412 254 13 identified identify VBN 33412 254 14 from from IN 33412 254 15 kite kite JJ 33412 254 16 stomachs stomach NNS 33412 254 17 collected collect VBN 33412 254 18 in in IN 33412 254 19 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 254 20 , , , 33412 254 21 by by IN 33412 254 22 Sutton Sutton NNP 33412 254 23 , , , 33412 254 24 vertebrae vertebra NNS 33412 254 25 of of IN 33412 254 26 a a DT 33412 254 27 small small JJ 33412 254 28 fish fish NN 33412 254 29 were be VBD 33412 254 30 the the DT 33412 254 31 only only JJ 33412 254 32 vertebrate vertebrate NN 33412 254 33 remains remain VBZ 33412 254 34 . . . 33412 255 1 Further further JJ 33412 255 2 verification verification NN 33412 255 3 of of IN 33412 255 4 predation predation NN 33412 255 5 on on IN 33412 255 6 mammals mammal NNS 33412 255 7 , , , 33412 255 8 reptiles reptile NNS 33412 255 9 and and CC 33412 255 10 amphibians amphibian NNS 33412 255 11 by by IN 33412 255 12 this this DT 33412 255 13 species species NN 33412 255 14 is be VBZ 33412 255 15 needed need VBN 33412 255 16 . . . 33412 256 1 Of of IN 33412 256 2 the the DT 33412 256 3 insects insect NNS 33412 256 4 distinguished distinguish VBN 33412 256 5 in in IN 33412 256 6 pellets pellet NNS 33412 256 7 , , , 33412 256 8 beetles beetle NNS 33412 256 9 including include VBG 33412 256 10 carabids carabid NNS 33412 256 11 , , , 33412 256 12 cicindelids cicindelid NNS 33412 256 13 , , , 33412 256 14 hydrophilids hydrophilid NNS 33412 256 15 , , , 33412 256 16 scarabaeids scarabaeid NNS 33412 256 17 , , , 33412 256 18 and and CC 33412 256 19 silphids silphid NNS 33412 256 20 were be VBD 33412 256 21 most most RBS 33412 256 22 numerous numerous JJ 33412 256 23 ( ( -LRB- 33412 256 24 270 270 CD 33412 256 25 ) ) -RRB- 33412 256 26 and and CC 33412 256 27 grasshoppers grasshopper NNS 33412 256 28 ( ( -LRB- 33412 256 29 164 164 CD 33412 256 30 ) ) -RRB- 33412 256 31 were be VBD 33412 256 32 second second JJ 33412 256 33 ; ; : 33412 256 34 also also RB 33412 256 35 there there EX 33412 256 36 were be VBD 33412 256 37 16 16 CD 33412 256 38 cicadas cicada NNS 33412 256 39 and and CC 33412 256 40 three three CD 33412 256 41 moths moth NNS 33412 256 42 . . . 33412 257 1 Kites kite NNS 33412 257 2 arrive arrive VBP 33412 257 3 in in IN 33412 257 4 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 257 5 about about IN 33412 257 6 the the DT 33412 257 7 second second JJ 33412 257 8 week week NN 33412 257 9 in in IN 33412 257 10 May. May NNP 33412 258 1 Often often RB 33412 258 2 old old JJ 33412 258 3 nests nest NNS 33412 258 4 are be VBP 33412 258 5 repaired repair VBN 33412 258 6 and and CC 33412 258 7 used use VBN 33412 258 8 over over RB 33412 258 9 again again RB 33412 258 10 . . . 33412 259 1 Hatching hatching NN 33412 259 2 is be VBZ 33412 259 3 about about IN 33412 259 4 mid mid NNP 33412 259 5 - - NNP 33412 259 6 June June NNP 33412 259 7 . . . 33412 260 1 Normally normally RB 33412 260 2 there there EX 33412 260 3 are be VBP 33412 260 4 two two CD 33412 260 5 eggs egg NNS 33412 260 6 per per IN 33412 260 7 clutch clutch NN 33412 260 8 . . . 33412 261 1 By by IN 33412 261 2 mid mid JJ 33412 261 3 - - NNP 33412 261 4 August august JJ 33412 261 5 the the DT 33412 261 6 fledglings fledgling NNS 33412 261 7 are be VBP 33412 261 8 learning learn VBG 33412 261 9 to to TO 33412 261 10 fly fly VB 33412 261 11 . . . 33412 262 1 By by IN 33412 262 2 the the DT 33412 262 3 latter latter JJ 33412 262 4 part part NN 33412 262 5 of of IN 33412 262 6 August August NNP 33412 262 7 they -PRON- PRP 33412 262 8 are be VBP 33412 262 9 learning learn VBG 33412 262 10 to to TO 33412 262 11 capture capture VB 33412 262 12 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 262 13 insect insect JJ 33412 262 14 prey prey NN 33412 262 15 , , , 33412 262 16 and and CC 33412 262 17 in in IN 33412 262 18 early early JJ 33412 262 19 September September NNP 33412 262 20 southward southward NN 33412 262 21 movement movement NN 33412 262 22 of of IN 33412 262 23 the the DT 33412 262 24 entire entire JJ 33412 262 25 population population NN 33412 262 26 begins begin VBZ 33412 262 27 . . . 33412 263 1 Eggs Eggs NNP 33412 263 2 and/or and/or CC 33412 263 3 young young JJ 33412 263 4 in in IN 33412 263 5 many many JJ 33412 263 6 nests nest NNS 33412 263 7 are be VBP 33412 263 8 destroyed destroy VBN 33412 263 9 by by IN 33412 263 10 hail hail NN 33412 263 11 or or CC 33412 263 12 high high JJ 33412 263 13 wind wind NN 33412 263 14 in in IN 33412 263 15 the the DT 33412 263 16 sudden sudden JJ 33412 263 17 violent violent JJ 33412 263 18 storms storm NNS 33412 263 19 that that WDT 33412 263 20 are be VBP 33412 263 21 characteristic characteristic JJ 33412 263 22 of of IN 33412 263 23 the the DT 33412 263 24 High High NNP 33412 263 25 Plains Plains NNPS 33412 263 26 . . . 33412 264 1 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 264 2 kites kite NNS 33412 264 3 are be VBP 33412 264 4 often often RB 33412 264 5 shot shoot VBN 33412 264 6 by by IN 33412 264 7 misguided misguided JJ 33412 264 8 persons person NNS 33412 264 9 , , , 33412 264 10 and and CC 33412 264 11 benefit benefit VB 33412 264 12 little little JJ 33412 264 13 from from IN 33412 264 14 the the DT 33412 264 15 protection protection NN 33412 264 16 supposedly supposedly RB 33412 264 17 provided provide VBN 33412 264 18 by by IN 33412 264 19 Federal Federal NNP 33412 264 20 law law NN 33412 264 21 . . . 33412 265 1 However however RB 33412 265 2 , , , 33412 265 3 the the DT 33412 265 4 adults adult NNS 33412 265 5 probably probably RB 33412 265 6 have have VBP 33412 265 7 few few JJ 33412 265 8 natural natural JJ 33412 265 9 enemies enemy NNS 33412 265 10 . . . 33412 266 1 The the DT 33412 266 2 high high JJ 33412 266 3 ratio ratio NN 33412 266 4 of of IN 33412 266 5 older old JJR 33412 266 6 adults adult NNS 33412 266 7 to to IN 33412 266 8 yearlings yearling NNS 33412 266 9 indicates indicate VBZ 33412 266 10 that that IN 33412 266 11 the the DT 33412 266 12 life life NN 33412 266 13 expectancy expectancy NN 33412 266 14 is be VBZ 33412 266 15 long long JJ 33412 266 16 . . . 33412 267 1 Through through IN 33412 267 2 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 267 3 second second JJ 33412 267 4 summer summer NN 33412 267 5 the the DT 33412 267 6 kites kite NNS 33412 267 7 retain retain VBP 33412 267 8 their -PRON- PRP$ 33412 267 9 barred bar VBN 33412 267 10 immature immature JJ 33412 267 11 plumage plumage NN 33412 267 12 , , , 33412 267 13 and and CC 33412 267 14 can can MD 33412 267 15 be be VB 33412 267 16 readily readily RB 33412 267 17 distinguished distinguish VBN 33412 267 18 from from IN 33412 267 19 adults adult NNS 33412 267 20 . . . 33412 268 1 Only only RB 33412 268 2 ten ten CD 33412 268 3 per per IN 33412 268 4 cent cent NN 33412 268 5 of of IN 33412 268 6 the the DT 33412 268 7 kites kites NNPS 33412 268 8 recorded record VBN 33412 268 9 in in IN 33412 268 10 108 108 CD 33412 268 11 June June NNP 33412 268 12 sight sight NN 33412 268 13 records record NNS 33412 268 14 at at IN 33412 268 15 the the DT 33412 268 16 Park Park NNP 33412 268 17 were be VBD 33412 268 18 in in IN 33412 268 19 juvenile juvenile JJ 33412 268 20 plumage plumage NN 33412 268 21 . . . 33412 269 1 Literature Literature NNP 33412 269 2 Cited Cited NNP 33412 269 3 AUDUBON AUDUBON NNP 33412 269 4 , , , 33412 269 5 J. J. NNP 33412 269 6 J. J. NNP 33412 270 1 1840 1840 CD 33412 270 2 . . . 33412 271 1 The the DT 33412 271 2 birds bird NNS 33412 271 3 of of IN 33412 271 4 America America NNP 33412 271 5 . . . 33412 272 1 Philadelphia Philadelphia NNP 33412 272 2 , , , 33412 272 3 pp pp NNP 33412 272 4 . . . 33412 273 1 xv xv NNP 33412 273 2 + + CC 33412 273 3 246 246 CD 33412 273 4 . . . 33412 274 1 BENDIRE BENDIRE NNP 33412 274 2 , , , 33412 274 3 C. C. NNP 33412 274 4 E. E. NNP 33412 274 5 1892 1892 CD 33412 274 6 . . . 33412 275 1 Life life NN 33412 275 2 histories history NNS 33412 275 3 of of IN 33412 275 4 North north JJ 33412 275 5 American american JJ 33412 275 6 birds bird NNS 33412 275 7 . . . 33412 276 1 U. U. NNP 33412 276 2 S. S. NNP 33412 276 3 National National NNP 33412 276 4 Mus Mus NNP 33412 276 5 . . . 33412 277 1 Spec Spec NNP 33412 277 2 . . . 33412 278 1 Bull Bull NNP 33412 278 2 . . . 33412 279 1 1 1 LS 33412 279 2 , , , 33412 279 3 viii viii JJ 33412 279 4 + + CC 33412 279 5 446 446 CD 33412 279 6 pp pp NNS 33412 279 7 . . . 33412 280 1 BENT BENT NNP 33412 280 2 , , , 33412 280 3 A. a. NN 33412 280 4 C. C. NNP 33412 280 5 1937 1937 CD 33412 280 6 . . . 33412 281 1 Life life NN 33412 281 2 histories history NNS 33412 281 3 of of IN 33412 281 4 North north JJ 33412 281 5 American american JJ 33412 281 6 birds bird NNS 33412 281 7 of of IN 33412 281 8 prey prey NN 33412 281 9 . . . 33412 282 1 Bull Bull NNP 33412 282 2 . . . 33412 283 1 U. U. NNP 33412 283 2 S. S. NNP 33412 283 3 Nat Nat NNP 33412 283 4 . . . 33412 284 1 Mus Mus NNP 33412 284 2 . . NNP 33412 284 3 , , , 33412 284 4 167 167 CD 33412 284 5 , , , 33412 284 6 x x NN 33412 284 7 + + CC 33412 284 8 409 409 CD 33412 284 9 pp pp NN 33412 284 10 . . . 33412 285 1 102 102 CD 33412 285 2 pls pls UH 33412 285 3 . . . 33412 286 1 CHAPMAN CHAPMAN NNP 33412 286 2 , , , 33412 286 3 F. F. NNP 33412 286 4 M. M. NNP 33412 286 5 1891 1891 CD 33412 286 6 . . . 33412 287 1 On on IN 33412 287 2 the the DT 33412 287 3 birds bird NNS 33412 287 4 observed observe VBN 33412 287 5 near near IN 33412 287 6 Corpus Corpus NNP 33412 287 7 Christi Christi NNP 33412 287 8 , , , 33412 287 9 Texas Texas NNP 33412 287 10 , , , 33412 287 11 during during IN 33412 287 12 parts part NNS 33412 287 13 of of IN 33412 287 14 March March NNP 33412 287 15 and and CC 33412 287 16 April April NNP 33412 287 17 , , , 33412 287 18 1891 1891 CD 33412 287 19 . . . 33412 288 1 Bull Bull NNP 33412 288 2 . . . 33412 289 1 Amer amer NN 33412 289 2 . . . 33412 290 1 Mus mus NN 33412 290 2 . . . 33412 291 1 Nat Nat NNP 33412 291 2 . . . 33412 292 1 Hist Hist NNP 33412 292 2 . . . 33412 292 3 , , , 33412 292 4 3:315 3:315 NNP 33412 292 5 - - SYM 33412 292 6 328 328 CD 33412 292 7 . . . 33412 293 1 EISENMANN EISENMANN NNP 33412 293 2 , , , 33412 293 3 E. E. NNP 33412 293 4 1963 1963 CD 33412 293 5 . . . 33412 294 1 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 294 2 kite kite NN 33412 294 3 in in IN 33412 294 4 Argentina Argentina NNP 33412 294 5 , , , 33412 294 6 with with IN 33412 294 7 comments comment NNS 33412 294 8 on on IN 33412 294 9 migration migration NN 33412 294 10 and and CC 33412 294 11 plumage plumage NN 33412 294 12 in in IN 33412 294 13 the the DT 33412 294 14 genus genus NN 33412 294 15 _ _ NNP 33412 294 16 Ictinia Ictinia NNP 33412 294 17 _ _ NNP 33412 294 18 . . . 33412 295 1 Auk auk NN 33412 295 2 , , , 33412 295 3 80:74 80:74 CD 33412 295 4 - - SYM 33412 295 5 77 77 CD 33412 295 6 . . . 33412 296 1 GANIER GANIER NNP 33412 296 2 , , , 33412 296 3 A. A. NNP 33412 296 4 F. F. NNP 33412 296 5 1902 1902 CD 33412 296 6 . . . 33412 297 1 The the DT 33412 297 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 297 3 kite kite NN 33412 297 4 ( ( -LRB- 33412 297 5 _ _ NNP 33412 297 6 Ictinia Ictinia NNP 33412 297 7 mississippiensis mississippiensis NN 33412 297 8 _ _ NNP 33412 297 9 ) ) -RRB- 33412 297 10 . . . 33412 298 1 The the DT 33412 298 2 Osprey Osprey NNP 33412 298 3 , , , 33412 298 4 vol vol NNP 33412 298 5 . . . 33412 299 1 1 1 LS 33412 299 2 ( ( -LRB- 33412 299 3 new new JJ 33412 299 4 series series NN 33412 299 5 ) ) -RRB- 33412 299 6 , , , 33412 299 7 No no UH 33412 299 8 . . . 33412 300 1 6:85 6:85 CD 33412 300 2 - - SYM 33412 300 3 90 90 CD 33412 300 4 . . . 33412 301 1 GOSS GOSS NNP 33412 301 2 , , , 33412 301 3 N. N. NNP 33412 301 4 S. S. NNP 33412 301 5 1891 1891 CD 33412 301 6 . . . 33412 302 1 History history NN 33412 302 2 of of IN 33412 302 3 the the DT 33412 302 4 birds bird NNS 33412 302 5 of of IN 33412 302 6 Kansas Kansas NNP 33412 302 7 . . . 33412 303 1 Geo Geo NNP 33412 303 2 . . . 33412 304 1 W. W. NNP 33412 304 2 Crane Crane NNP 33412 304 3 and and CC 33412 304 4 Co. Co. NNP 33412 304 5 , , , 33412 304 6 Topeka Topeka NNP 33412 304 7 , , , 33412 304 8 692 692 CD 33412 304 9 pp pp NN 33412 304 10 . . . 33412 305 1 NICE NICE NNP 33412 305 2 , , , 33412 305 3 M. M. NNP 33412 305 4 M. M. NNP 33412 305 5 1931 1931 CD 33412 305 6 . . . 33412 306 1 The the DT 33412 306 2 birds bird NNS 33412 306 3 of of IN 33412 306 4 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 306 5 ( ( -LRB- 33412 306 6 rev rev NNP 33412 306 7 . . NNP 33412 306 8 ) ) -RRB- 33412 306 9 . . . 33412 307 1 Publ Publ NNS 33412 307 2 . . . 33412 308 1 Univ Univ NNP 33412 308 2 . . . 33412 309 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma NNP 33412 309 2 , , , 33412 309 3 vol vol NNP 33412 309 4 . . . 33412 310 1 3 3 LS 33412 310 2 , , , 33412 310 3 Biol Biol NNP 33412 310 4 . . . 33412 311 1 Surv surv UH 33412 311 2 . . . 33412 312 1 No no UH 33412 312 2 . . . 33412 313 1 1 1 CD 33412 313 2 , , , 33412 313 3 261 261 CD 33412 313 4 pp pp NN 33412 313 5 . . . 33412 314 1 SUTTON SUTTON NNP 33412 314 2 , , , 33412 314 3 G. G. NNP 33412 314 4 M. M. NNP 33412 314 5 1939 1939 CD 33412 314 6 . . . 33412 315 1 The the DT 33412 315 2 Mississippi Mississippi NNP 33412 315 3 kite kite NN 33412 315 4 in in IN 33412 315 5 spring spring NN 33412 315 6 . . . 33412 316 1 Condor Condor NNP 33412 316 2 , , , 33412 316 3 41(2):41 41(2):41 NNP 33412 316 4 - - HYPH 33412 316 5 52 52 CD 33412 316 6 . . . 33412 317 1 WAYNE WAYNE NNP 33412 317 2 , , , 33412 317 3 A. a. NN 33412 317 4 T. t. NN 33412 317 5 1910 1910 CD 33412 317 6 . . . 33412 318 1 Birds bird NNS 33412 318 2 of of IN 33412 318 3 South South NNP 33412 318 4 Carolina Carolina NNP 33412 318 5 . . . 33412 319 1 Contr Contr NNP 33412 319 2 . . . 33412 320 1 Charleston Charleston NNP 33412 320 2 Mus Mus NNP 33412 320 3 . . NNP 33412 320 4 , , , 33412 320 5 No no UH 33412 320 6 . . . 33412 321 1 1 1 LS 33412 321 2 , , , 33412 321 3 viii viii JJ 33412 321 4 + + CC 33412 321 5 254 254 CD 33412 321 6 pp pp NN 33412 321 7 . . . 33412 322 1 The the DT 33412 322 2 Daggett Daggett NNP 33412 322 3 Printing Printing NNP 33412 322 4 Co. Co. NNP 33412 322 5 , , , 33412 322 6 Charleston Charleston NNP 33412 322 7 , , , 33412 322 8 S. S. NNP 33412 322 9 C. C. NNP 33412 322 10 _ _ NNP 33412 322 11 Transmitted Transmitted NNP 33412 322 12 June June NNP 33412 322 13 3 3 CD 33412 322 14 , , , 33412 322 15 1963 1963 CD 33412 322 16 . . . 33412 322 17 _ _ NNP 33412 322 18 29 29 CD 33412 322 19 - - SYM 33412 322 20 7863 7863 CD 33412 322 21 * * NFP 33412 322 22 * * NFP 33412 322 23 * * NFP 33412 322 24 * * NFP 33412 322 25 * * NFP 33412 322 26 Transcriber Transcriber NNP 33412 322 27 's 's POS 33412 322 28 Notes Notes NNP 33412 322 29 Emphasis Emphasis NNP 33412 322 30 Notation Notation NNP 33412 322 31 : : : 33412 322 32 _ _ NNP 33412 322 33 Text Text NNP 33412 322 34 _ _ NNP 33412 322 35 : : : 33412 322 36 Represents Represents NNP 33412 322 37 Italics Italics NNPS 33412 322 38 Typographical Typographical NNP 33412 322 39 Corrections Corrections NNPS 33412 322 40 With with IN 33412 322 41 the the DT 33412 322 42 exception exception NN 33412 322 43 of of IN 33412 322 44 the the DT 33412 322 45 five five CD 33412 322 46 typographical typographical JJ 33412 322 47 corrections correction NNS 33412 322 48 listed list VBN 33412 322 49 below below RB 33412 322 50 , , , 33412 322 51 the the DT 33412 322 52 text text NN 33412 322 53 of of IN 33412 322 54 this this DT 33412 322 55 file file NN 33412 322 56 is be VBZ 33412 322 57 that that IN 33412 322 58 which which WDT 33412 322 59 is be VBZ 33412 322 60 contained contain VBN 33412 322 61 in in IN 33412 322 62 the the DT 33412 322 63 original original JJ 33412 322 64 printed print VBN 33412 322 65 volume volume NN 33412 322 66 : : : 33412 322 67 Page page NN 33412 322 68 505 505 CD 33412 322 69 : : : 33412 322 70 misspelling misspelling NN 33412 322 71 - - HYPH 33412 322 72 misisippiensis misisippiensis NN 33412 322 73 = = SYM 33412 322 74 > > XX 33412 322 75 mississippiensis mississippiensis NN 33412 322 76 Page Page NNP 33412 322 77 505 505 CD 33412 322 78 : : : 33412 322 79 missing miss VBG 33412 322 80 period period NN 33412 322 81 - - HYPH 33412 322 82 op op NN 33412 322 83 cit cit NN 33412 322 84 . . . 33412 323 1 = = NFP 33412 323 2 > > XX 33412 323 3 op op NN 33412 323 4 . . . 33412 324 1 cit cit NNP 33412 324 2 . . . 33412 325 1 Page page NN 33412 325 2 510 510 CD 33412 325 3 : : : 33412 325 4 missing miss VBG 33412 325 5 period period NN 33412 325 6 - - HYPH 33412 325 7 op op NN 33412 325 8 cit cit NN 33412 325 9 . . . 33412 326 1 = = NFP 33412 326 2 > > XX 33412 326 3 op op NN 33412 326 4 . . . 33412 327 1 cit cit NNP 33412 327 2 . . . 33412 328 1 Page page NN 33412 328 2 514 514 CD 33412 328 3 : : : 33412 328 4 misspelling misspelling NN 33412 328 5 - - HYPH 33412 328 6 sqeaking sqeaking NN 33412 328 7 = = NFP 33412 328 8 > > XX 33412 328 9 squeaking squeak VBG 33412 328 10 Page page NN 33412 328 11 515 515 CD 33412 328 12 : : : 33412 328 13 misspelling misspell VBG 33412 328 14 - - HYPH 33412 328 15 harrassed harrasse VBN 33412 328 16 = = NFP 33412 328 17 > > XX 33412 328 18 harassed harass VBN