. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i 196 NATURAL HISTORY. Family III. VulturtdcD.—(Lat. Vultui: Vulture kind.) Subfamily a. Vulturlna;. Fulvus (Lat. tawny), the Gnffon Vulture. for sight, and others, as Waterton, asserting that the scent of ])utrid animal matter leads the vultures to their prey. Tiie e,xperiment of starting a deer's hide and placing it exposed in the open air was by no means conclusive, as tlie hide, however dry, must have given out some odour, and the vulture certainly acted very properly iu pulling out the straw and en
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i 196 NATURAL HISTORY. Family III. VulturtdcD.—(Lat. Vultui: Vulture kind.) Subfamily a. Vulturlna;. Fulvus (Lat. tawny), the Gnffon Vulture. for sight, and others, as Waterton, asserting that the scent of ])utrid animal matter leads the vultures to their prey. Tiie e,xperiment of starting a deer's hide and placing it exposed in the open air was by no means conclusive, as tlie hide, however dry, must have given out some odour, and the vulture certainly acted very properly iu pulling out the straw and endeavouring to get at the inside. The probability is that both senses are used, one aiding the other ; for in another experiment, where a dead hog was hidden under canes and briai's, numbers of vultures were seen sailing in all directions over the spot, evidently directed by the scent, but unable to discover by. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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