. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 394 VULTUEID^ NEOPHEON 560. Neophron percnopterus. Egyptian Vulture. Vultur percnopterus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 123 (1766). L'Ouri-gourap, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. i, p. 62, pi. 14 (1799). Neophron segyptiaous, Smith, 8. A. Quart. Journ. i, p. 16 (1829). Neophron percnopterus, Ourney, Ibis, 1859, p. 236 (Natal); id. Descript. Cat. Bapt. B. p. 50 (1861); Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 3 (1867); Gurney in Andersson's B. Damaraland, p. 1 (1872) ; 8harpe, Cat. B. M. i, p. 17 (1874) ; id. ed. Layard's B. 8. AJr. pp. 6, 794 (1875-84) ; ButUr, Feilden, and Eeid, Zool. 1882, p.
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 394 VULTUEID^ NEOPHEON 560. Neophron percnopterus. Egyptian Vulture. Vultur percnopterus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 123 (1766). L'Ouri-gourap, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. i, p. 62, pi. 14 (1799). Neophron segyptiaous, Smith, 8. A. Quart. Journ. i, p. 16 (1829). Neophron percnopterus, Ourney, Ibis, 1859, p. 236 (Natal); id. Descript. Cat. Bapt. B. p. 50 (1861); Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 3 (1867); Gurney in Andersson's B. Damaraland, p. 1 (1872) ; 8harpe, Cat. B. M. i, p. 17 (1874) ; id. ed. Layard's B. 8. AJr. pp. 6, 794 (1875-84) ; ButUr, Feilden, and Eeid, Zool. 1882, p. 167 ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 155 (1896); Woodward Bros. Natal B. p. 137 (1899) ; Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 255 [Mashonaland]; Beichenow, Vdg. Afr. i, p. 521 (1901). "Pharoah's Hen" or " Pharoah's Chickens" of Enghsh; "Witte Kraai" {, "White Crow) of the Pig. 136.—Tail of Neophron percnopterus. Description. Adult.—Top of the head, sides of the face and throat bare, except for a few scattered bristles and feathers in front of the eye ; the feathers commencing on the occiput and continuing down the back of the neck, those on the occiput lanceolate and erect forming a ruff; general colour throughout a dirty white slightly tinged, especially on the neck, with pale rufous; winglet. 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 Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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