. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . CINEREOUS VULTURE. 11 essentially different from those of the V. Griffon hehad received from Bayonne and de Bagneres-de-Big-orre, or which he had examined in various these circumstances we shall omit the V. Kolbiifrom our list of European Vultures. The figure of the egg of this species is copied fromseveral given by Thienemann. It is an extreme variety,containing much more colour than usual. It will beseen that Degland states the egg to be a dirty whitewithout spots. This only proves that the egg variesco
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . CINEREOUS VULTURE. 11 essentially different from those of the V. Griffon hehad received from Bayonne and de Bagneres-de-Big-orre, or which he had examined in various these circumstances we shall omit the V. Kolbiifrom our list of European Vultures. The figure of the egg of this species is copied fromseveral given by Thienemann. It is an extreme variety,containing much more colour than usual. It will beseen that Degland states the egg to be a dirty whitewithout spots. This only proves that the egg variesconsiderably. Deglands description might equally beapplied to the egg of V. fulvus. 12 Rap aces — Diurn^:.. Family I.— VULTURID^E. Genus II.—Gypaetos. ( Generic Characters.—Head and neck covered with feathers;claws slightly curved; beak very strong, upper mandibleelevated and curved at the end; nostrils oval. Feet short,the three anterior toes united at their base by a membrane;middle toe very long. Wings long; first quill shorter thanthe second, the thi
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