. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . newed to enable it to mount again into the upper regionsof the air, and fly about in quest of its necessary supplies, fIn captivity, it appears to have no other desire than that!of obtaining its regular food. So long as that is provided,Iit n -ifest a perfect indifference to the circumstances inSwhich it is placed. TURKEY BUZZARD. 205 TURKEY This bird is about the size of a turkey. The head andneck are bare of feathers a
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . newed to enable it to mount again into the upper regionsof the air, and fly about in quest of its necessary supplies, fIn captivity, it appears to have no other desire than that!of obtaining its regular food. So long as that is provided,Iit n -ifest a perfect indifference to the circumstances inSwhich it is placed. TURKEY BUZZARD. 205 TURKEY This bird is about the size of a turkey. The head andneck are bare of feathers and of a reddish colour, and thesides of the head are warted. The whole plumage is of abrownish black, with a purple and greenish gloss. Thisspecies is well known throughout the United Slates, butis most numerous in the southern section. They are foundin some parts in vast flocks, and are of great utility in des-troying snakes and vermin, and in devouring dead andputrid carcasses. The female lays from two to four eggsin an old hollow tree or stump. The Turkey Buzzards are peaceable and generally roost in flocks on the limbs of large trees,and may be seen on a summers morning, spreading outtheir wings to the rising sun, and remaining in that pos-ture for a considerable time. When engaged with a car-cass, they will often eat so immoderately as to be inrOTiableof rising. They may then be caught without Aifnculty19 206 THE BLACK VULTURE. though few that are acquainted with them would have thetemer
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