than the lower, and the bridle will be of more service if attached to the upper bow at two points about midway from spine to end of bow. The covering should not be quite so loose on this kite as on Fig. 22 but should not be tight. Another variation is given in Fig. 25, in which two spines are used and one bow. Sometimes the spines are crossed as shown in Fig. 26, the distance being much greater at the bottom than at the top between the ends of the spine sticks. A modification of the last two is shown in Fig. 27, in which a built out keel is shown. Two small braces project from the bottom of each spine with a third stick connecting their meeting place with the center of the bow stick.
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Figs. 30, 31, 32, 33.
Still one other combination is a form that can be used as a foundation for many outline shapes. It is shown in Fig. 28, and has two spines and two bows; but where much modification is made, a tail or other balancers must be used. A kite with a broken bow is like a bird
