Elanoides forficatus n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn: {swallow-tailed kite}, {swallow-tailed hawk}, {Elanoides forficatus}]
Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds. [1913 Webster] {Fork-tailed flycatcher} (Zool.), a tropical American flycatcher ({Milvulus tyrannus}). {Fork-tailed gull} (Zool.), a gull of the genus {Xema}, of two species, esp. {X. Sabinii} of the Arctic Ocean. {Fork-tailed kite} (Zool.), a graceful American kite ({Elanoides forficatus}); -- called also {swallow-tailed kite}. [1913 Webster]