. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. CATHARTIDAE 139 was hatched in T>(imIoii after fifty-four days' incubation, )jut apparently nearly a year is taken to gain full powers of tlight. Oi/parchus ^j«2^r/, the King Vulture, of tropical America, save the West Indies, has a small fleshy crest on the ceic in hoth sexes, but no wattles, though the skin of the sides of the head is wrinkled; the occiput is hairy, and a ruff of broad plumbeous feathers siirrounds the neck. The rump, tail, and most of the. wings are ])lack; the remaining plumage being creamy white, the bare throat
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. CATHARTIDAE 139 was hatched in T>(imIoii after fifty-four days' incubation, )jut apparently nearly a year is taken to gain full powers of tlight. Oi/parchus ^j«2^r/, the King Vulture, of tropical America, save the West Indies, has a small fleshy crest on the ceic in hoth sexes, but no wattles, though the skin of the sides of the head is wrinkled; the occiput is hairy, and a ruff of broad plumbeous feathers siirrounds the neck. The rump, tail, and most of the. wings are ])lack; the remaining plumage being creamy white, the bare throat and back of the neck yellow, the skin of the head and neck elsewhere orange and red with lilue patches near the ears, the bill orange and black, the irides white. This bird haunts woods nccir rivers and marshes, especially towards the coast, and feeds on snakes and carrion, from which it drives all other species ; in fliLiht, habit of gorging, and eggs, it resembles the Condor. Little smaller is the Californian Vulture {Pscudonryphus califor- ), formerly extending to the Fraser ]iiver in British. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. [London, Macmillan and co. , limited; New York, The Macmillan company
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