. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BLACK rULTUHE 2«;5 Doctor I{ali)l. frivcs a grot.'.s(|ne pic^tuii. of tlu- Vultures he has seen in the south " floating down. Fic. KU. Walking' Foot of Vulture. Fio. 105. Gra-spiiifr Foot of Hawk. a stream on a dead alligator, cow, or other large annual, crowded so closely together that they could hardly keep their balance, and followed by a number on the ; i Black Vulture : Catharista atrata. Head and neck naked; the skin bhtekinh; plumage blaokish; tail rather short, and square at eu<l. Le
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BLACK rULTUHE 2«;5 Doctor I{ali)l. frivcs a grot.'.s(|ne pic^tuii. of tlu- Vultures he has seen in the south " floating down. Fic. KU. Walking' Foot of Vulture. Fio. 105. Gra-spiiifr Foot of Hawk. a stream on a dead alligator, cow, or other large annual, crowded so closely together that they could hardly keep their balance, and followed by a number on the ; i Black Vulture : Catharista atrata. Head and neck naked; the skin bhtekinh; plumage blaokish; tail rather short, and square at eu<l. Length, about 24 inches Gko.,,c DisTKUurriON. - Breeds fron, North Carolina southward through xMexico to South AuR-rica. "Both in their mode of flight and in their movements upon the ground this species differs materially from the Turkey Buzzard. The latter walks steadily while on the ground, and whcm it mounts does so by a single spring. The Black Vulture is ill at ease on the ground, moves 1 Bendire's Lifv Histories of North American Birds, p. 162. t I'. 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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