. Zoology. Zoology. 226 ZOOLOGY. zo}}haps) soUtarius, inhabited the island of Rndrignez, hav- ing been exterminated about the same date (1681). These were clumsy, defenceless birds, incapable of flight, and were destroyed by the domestic animals which accompanied the Portuguese voyagers to the Mascarene Islands. The wild pigeon {Ectopis/es migraiorius) assembles in lar"-e flocks, chiefly in the Central States, but though for- merly excessively abundant it is now nearly exterminated, and is seen only in scattered small numbers. Order 8. Raptores (Eaptorial birds).—The birds of prey (Raj^to
. Zoology. Zoology. 226 ZOOLOGY. zo}}haps) soUtarius, inhabited the island of Rndrignez, hav- ing been exterminated about the same date (1681). These were clumsy, defenceless birds, incapable of flight, and were destroyed by the domestic animals which accompanied the Portuguese voyagers to the Mascarene Islands. The wild pigeon {Ectopis/es migraiorius) assembles in lar"-e flocks, chiefly in the Central States, but though for- merly excessively abundant it is now nearly exterminated, and is seen only in scattered small numbers. Order 8. Raptores (Eaptorial birds).—The birds of prey (Raj^tores), comprising the vultures, buzzards, falcons,. Fio. 267.—Head of Condor. From Liitken's Zoology, hawks, eagles, and nocturnal owls, have a hooked and cercd beak, , with a waxy, dense membrane situated at the base of the upper mandible. The chuvs are large and sharp, Tlie raptorial birds live either on birds and mammals, or fisli, reptiles, batrachians, and insects. Of tlie vultures, the most notable for size is tlie the Andes {Sar- corJiampus ffrypJnui, Fig, 207), which has great powers of flight, its wings expanding nearly tliree metres (nine feet). The carrion crow and turkey buzzard [CatJiartes atnitus and C. aura) are useful as scavengers, esjiecially tlie former, which is partly domesticated in snuthern cities and towns; they nest on the ground or in stumps, and are more or less. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt
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