. A general history of birds . s brought from Bengal. Levaillant says, the size is equalto that of a turkey, and considering it as a species, thinks it to be thefemale, and that the male is pale dirty rufous white; the head, beyondthe eyes, and throat, bare and saffron coloured; the rest of the neckbehind feathered, but on the fore part downy; quills nearly female is larger than the male, and the plumage less tinged withred. This author adds, that it frequents the sterile lands of Karow andCamdeboo, as also the country of Hottinqua, and other parts aboutthe Cape of Good Hope; chiefly
. A general history of birds . s brought from Bengal. Levaillant says, the size is equalto that of a turkey, and considering it as a species, thinks it to be thefemale, and that the male is pale dirty rufous white; the head, beyondthe eyes, and throat, bare and saffron coloured; the rest of the neckbehind feathered, but on the fore part downy; quills nearly female is larger than the male, and the plumage less tinged withred. This author adds, that it frequents the sterile lands of Karow andCamdeboo, as also the country of Hottinqua, and other parts aboutthe Cape of Good Hope; chiefly seen in pairs, except attracted bynumbers of dead or putrid animals, when ten or twelve have been seenin a flock. They build among the rocks, and lay four eggs; feed onputrid flesh, also lizards, snakes, frogs, and even excrements of beasts;are naturally tame, and not difficult to be shot. Dr. Shaw observes,that they are in abundance about Cairo, where it is a great breach ofpolice to kill them, being esteemed sacred. PI. ,V- /M: ■ rf?;/^ ■ yjf jif/tf/ /////(i <v VULTURE. 25 This bird is well represented among the drawings of Sir JohnAnstruther, and about 40in. in length. The bill black; head andneck bare; the rutF round the neck loose; said to be very common atHindustan, where it is called Gurra; in other parts of India knownby the name of Kurges. The bird here described is by some supposedto be the young of the Angola Vulture, but we rather think it to bethe Cinereous species, in its immature feathers. 17.—ASH-COLOURED. Vultur leucocephalus, Ind. p. 2. Bris. Id. 8vo. i. 134. Vultur percnopterus, Hasselq. It. 209. It. Poseg. 27. Faun. Arag. 67. 1. Vultur cinereus, Gerin. i. t. 14. Act. Stockh. 1751. 19G. Hasselq. Vultur Albus, Rail. 10. 6. Will. 35. G. Id. Eng. 67. Klein. 44. 5. Id. Ov. 18. t. 5. Petit Vautour, Bit/, i. Vulture, Gen. Syn. i. p. 13. Far. A. THIS is said to be about the size of a large cock; the bodysoot colour
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