. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . ant,who often observed it in Africa,was several times a witness of itsvoracity. One day he had killeda couple of buffaloes, and, afterhaving had them cut up, causedthe quarters of meat to be hung todry in the sun; they were soonassailed by a flock of these Vultures,which carried away the pieces offlesh in spite of the numerous gun-shots with which they were another occasion, having killedthree zebras at some distance fromhis camp, he went to find a w
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . ant,who often observed it in Africa,was several times a witness of itsvoracity. One day he had killeda couple of buffaloes, and, afterhaving had them cut up, causedthe quarters of meat to be hung todry in the sun; they were soonassailed by a flock of these Vultures,which carried away the pieces offlesh in spite of the numerous gun-shots with which they were another occasion, having killedthree zebras at some distance fromhis camp, he went to find a wagonto carry them home ; on his returnhe found nothing but the bones remaining, round which hundredsof Vultures were hovering. The Pondicherry Vulture (^Otogyps calviis, Fig. 285) is a wellknown Indian bird : it is scarcely as large as the one previouslydescribed, but in habits of life they are very similar. Lastly, the Chinese Vulture (Vultur leuconotus), which is aboutthe size of a Turkey, is of a dirty brownish black on the body, andwhite about the shoulders ; it is very common in the southern portionsof the Celestial Fig. 285.—Pondicherry Vulture. THE SECRETARY BIRD. 6ll The Serpent-eaters {Gypogeranus-). This family comprehends but one single species, the SecretaryBird, which in its organisation seems allied to the Waders. The Secretary Bird {Serpentarius secretarius, Fig. 286) has a
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