. American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds. 6G0 TURKEY VULTURE. conformation, unless it be to facilitate diving, for t^ ticli the Compressed form is well adapted ; ind likewise the hody, when expanded, %vill be rendered more buoyant, and fit for the purpose of swimming upon the surffice cf the water. TURKEY VULTURE, OR TURKEY BUZZARD. — VULTUR AURA. —Fig. Oruba, aura T. zopilott, Marc^are, Mexico, 207, 208. — Hernandez, Mex. 331. — VuUur Gall
. American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds. 6G0 TURKEY VULTURE. conformation, unless it be to facilitate diving, for t^ ticli the Compressed form is well adapted ; ind likewise the hody, when expanded, %vill be rendered more buoyant, and fit for the purpose of swimming upon the surffice cf the water. TURKEY VULTURE, OR TURKEY BUZZARD. — VULTUR AURA. —Fig. Oruba, aura T. zopilott, Marc^are, Mexico, 207, 208. — Hernandez, Mex. 331. — VuUur Gallinas, AfricanEe lacie, Carrion Crow, Shane, Jam. ii. p. 294, tab. 254. — Brown, Jam. 471.—'Vamp. Voy. ii. pi. 2,.p. 67.^—BaTtram's Travels, p. 289. — Cateaby's Carolirm, 1,6. — Corvus syWsLticus, Barrere, 129. — Laivsnn's Car- olina, \SS. —Bancroft, \Si. — Du Pralz, ii. 77.^ Will. Orn. 68. Raii Syn. No. 180.—/.urn. Si/s(. 122.— Carrion Vulture, ioi/i. Got. ,9, Id. 2. — Pe>m. Arct. Zool. 1, p. 221. —T^autour du Bresil, De Buff. Ois. 1, 246. PI. en/. No. 181. —Brisson, 1, 468. — Cozcaquauhtli, Clavigero, Hist. Mex. 1,47. — Peak's Museum, No. 11, male; 12, female. aSTHARTES .4(7BjJ. —Illigjeb.* Calhartes aura, lllig. Prod. — Bonap. Synop. p. 33. — North. Zool. ii. p. 4. " This species is well known throughout the United Ststtes, but is most numerous in the southern section of the Union. In the Northern * The Vultures are comparatively a limited race, and exist is every quarter of the world. New Holland excepted;! but thejr ranffe is chiefly in the warm latitudes. Those of the New World seem to be contamed in two genera, Sarcoramphus of f I have said *' I^ew Holland excepted," because ^ve have yet no well-authenticated, in- stance of any thing approaching this form fVom that very interesting country. The New Hol- land Vulture of Latham rests, to a certain extent, on dubious authority, and cannot now he referr
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