. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. ACCIPITRES. 165. The Fulvous Vulture (V. fulvus, Gm.) is the most widely-diffused spe- cies, inhabiting the mountainous parts of the whole ancient continent. Its body surpasses in size that of a Swan [possibly in the instance of some fe- males. This bird has been errone- ously stated to have fourteen tail- feathers.* The greater number of the genus possess similar characters.] The Dusky Vulture {V, dnereus, Gm.)—As widely distributed as the preceding [but less numerously], and still larger: it frequently attacks liv-
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. ACCIPITRES. 165. The Fulvous Vulture (V. fulvus, Gm.) is the most widely-diffused spe- cies, inhabiting the mountainous parts of the whole ancient continent. Its body surpasses in size that of a Swan [possibly in the instance of some fe- males. This bird has been errone- ously stated to have fourteen tail- feathers.* The greater number of the genus possess similar characters.] The Dusky Vulture {V, dnereus, Gm.)—As widely distributed as the preceding [but less numerously], and still larger: it frequently attacks liv- ing animals. [This species exemplifies the subgenus Gyps of Savigny : hav- ing the beak more sharply pointed, the nostrils almost round, and the head partially clothed with feathers. The Vultures generally, indeed, have the head and neck feathered when young, like the Turkey and other birds which have bald heads in a state of maturity : the immature V. Ango- lensis, Gm., is doubtfully figured by Bennett as a species of Caracara {Po- lyborus? hypoleucos) ; but the adults FItr. 73.—1, hind marpn of the sternum of « true Vulture—2, ditto, of Neophron—3, ditto, of of that spCCieS COntinUC tO haVC thOSe Catharlet aura—1, ditto, of C. Catijorniimus, the foramina of which have become obliterated . » j n —5, ditto, of another presumed Cathartes—6, ditto, of Secretarj-, parts The Oricou Vulture (F. amicularis, Daud.), an African species, [probably the largest of the true Vultures,] has a longitudinal fleshy crest on each side of the neck, above the ear, [a character which likewise occurs, less promi- nently, in one or two others]. America produces Vultures remarkable for the caruncles which surmount the membrane at the base of the beak ; the latter is as large as in the preceding, but the nostrils are oval and longitudinal. They are The Condors {Sarcoramphus, Dumeril),— [A very distinct genus, remarkable for having no muscles attached to the trachea, in conse
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