. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. On Travel and Other Thin gs 27 of force exerted by those 3-yard pinions. With slightly reflexed wings he sinks 1000 feet; then, shifting course, rises 2000, 3000 feet till lost to sight over some appalling skyline. You have seen the long cuneate tail deflected ever so slightly—more gently than a well-handled helm—but the wide lavender wino-s remain rigid, not an eftbrt that indicates force have you descried. Yet the power (so defined as " horse-power ") required to raise a dead- 3«#i&|ffl. TvpKs OF Spanish Bird-Life BLACK VULTUEE ( Vu
. Unexplored Spain. Hunting; Natural history. On Travel and Other Thin gs 27 of force exerted by those 3-yard pinions. With slightly reflexed wings he sinks 1000 feet; then, shifting course, rises 2000, 3000 feet till lost to sight over some appalling skyline. You have seen the long cuneate tail deflected ever so slightly—more gently than a well-handled helm—but the wide lavender wino-s remain rigid, not an eftbrt that indicates force have you descried. Yet the power (so defined as " horse-power ") required to raise a dead- 3«#i&|ffl. TvpKs OF Spanish Bird-Life BLACK VULTUEE ( VuHur monadius) Nests in the mountain-forests of Central Spriiu, and winters in Andalucia. Sketched in Goto Dofiana—"Getting under ; weio-ht of 20 lbs. through such altitudes can be calculated by engineers to a nicety—how is it exerted ? That the power is there is conspicuous enough, and at least it serves to explam fabled traditions of giant lammergeyers hurling ibex-hunter from perilous hand-hold on the crag, to feast on the remains below; or, in idler moment, bearing oif untended babes to their eyries— alas ! that the duty of nature-students involves dissipating all such romance. Spain, as geologically designed, being, as to one-half of her. 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 Chapman, Abel, 1851-1929; Buck, Walter John. joint author. London, E. Arnold
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