. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Vultures Black Vulture Coragyps atratus (Bechstein) Status: The Black Vulture was possibly a former local resident but is now a vagrant. According to George Lisle, it was quite common and bred at Chetopa, Labette County, 15 to 20 years prior to 1883; he saw three there in the fall of 1882 and a nest with two eggs in 1858 (Goss 1891). A specimen, since lost, was taken at Ellis, Ellis County, on 27 March 1885. There are several unconfirmed recent sight records from Elk, Cow- ley, and Chautauqua counties from July or August to September. Field Ma
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Vultures Black Vulture Coragyps atratus (Bechstein) Status: The Black Vulture was possibly a former local resident but is now a vagrant. According to George Lisle, it was quite common and bred at Chetopa, Labette County, 15 to 20 years prior to 1883; he saw three there in the fall of 1882 and a nest with two eggs in 1858 (Goss 1891). A specimen, since lost, was taken at Ellis, Ellis County, on 27 March 1885. There are several unconfirmed recent sight records from Elk, Cow- ley, and Chautauqua counties from July or August to September. Field Marks: Look for it in southeastern Kansas. It can be distinguished from the Turkey Vulture by its short, square tail and its broad, short wings with white patches. In flight it flaps its horizontal wings fre- quently and then resumes gliding or 124. 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 Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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