. Egyptian birds for the most part seen in the Nile valley . erts a brighter burnt-sienna dull grey; base of beak yellow. Young birds are gen-erally duller and lighter coloured than adults. Length, 48 inches, but individuals vary greatly. This is the Vulture so constantly depicted on themonuments of Egypt, and I do not think thatany one has ever raised the slightest doubt of itsidentity; but the same can hardly be said of all thebirds thereon figured. 1 EAGLES, VULTURES, HAWKS Many different arrangements have been made of the order in whichbirds should be placed, some placing one, ot
. Egyptian birds for the most part seen in the Nile valley . erts a brighter burnt-sienna dull grey; base of beak yellow. Young birds are gen-erally duller and lighter coloured than adults. Length, 48 inches, but individuals vary greatly. This is the Vulture so constantly depicted on themonuments of Egypt, and I do not think thatany one has ever raised the slightest doubt of itsidentity; but the same can hardly be said of all thebirds thereon figured. 1 EAGLES, VULTURES, HAWKS Many different arrangements have been made of the order in whichbirds should be placed, some placing one, others, another family first, andthe wise men are even yet not all agreed, so that the old-time method hasbeen adopted of beginning with the birds of prey, since it is probably theorder with which the ordinary reader is most familiar. Eagles are not common, and though in the complete list of Egyptianbirds the names of four are given, it is hardly likely to be a bird seen,whilst Vultures and Kites, and certain Hawks, most certainly will be. 14 GRIFFON VULTURE. THE GRIFFON VULTURE 15 Mr. Howard Carter, whose long connectionwith the work of the Antiquities of Egypt giveshim the right to speak with authority, is nowpreparing for publication a book on this wholesubject of the portrayal of animal life by Egyptianart, which is awaited with great interest, as hehas given years of study to this one branch; andthough I may ven-ture to say somethingnow and again of thepresent-day birds, andtheir pictured present-ments in temples ortombs, the reader willdo well to wait tillMr. Carters book ispublished before com-ing to too positivea conclusion on a rather vexed subject. Of theVulture there is no doubt, but of which of theexisting hawks was the model of the Hawk almostas frequently depicted as the Vulture few areagreed, and personally I can arrive at no verysatisfactory conclusion. The Griflfon Vulture is common now, andprobably always has been. Its usefulness is
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