. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. VULTURID^. 3". THE GRIFFON-VULTURE. Gyps fijlvus (J. F. Gmelin). In the spring of 1843 a bird of this species (presumably gorged or injured) was caught alive on the rocks near Cork Harbour, and is preserved in the collection at Trinity College, Dublin. It was described by Thompson as being in adult plumage; but, after examination, I have no hesitation in saying that it is immature. There is no other instance of the capture of this Vulture in the British Islands; but an eminently cautious ornithologist, who is familiar with Griffons, informe
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. VULTURID^. 3". THE GRIFFON-VULTURE. Gyps fijlvus (J. F. Gmelin). In the spring of 1843 a bird of this species (presumably gorged or injured) was caught alive on the rocks near Cork Harbour, and is preserved in the collection at Trinity College, Dublin. It was described by Thompson as being in adult plumage; but, after examination, I have no hesitation in saying that it is immature. There is no other instance of the capture of this Vulture in the British Islands; but an eminently cautious ornithologist, who is familiar with Griffons, informed me that some years since he had watched one soaring near Southampton Water. The Griffon-Vulture was obtained near Utrecht in Holland about 1830 ; while it has been observed on several occasions in Normandy,. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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