. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 314 EGYPTIAN VULTURE. North-west India, but eastward its representative is a smaller form, iVi ginginianus, which has a yellow bill. The nest, built of branches, and warmly lined with hair and wool, has sometimes as a foundation a former abode of the Bearded Vulture, Raven or other large bird, and is usually placed on a ledge of rock; but in Turkey it is often in cypress and other trees, while in Spain it is sometimes on the ilex. The 2 eggs are seldom laid in Europe before April loth; they are creamy-white, blotched and often richly suffused wi
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 314 EGYPTIAN VULTURE. North-west India, but eastward its representative is a smaller form, iVi ginginianus, which has a yellow bill. The nest, built of branches, and warmly lined with hair and wool, has sometimes as a foundation a former abode of the Bearded Vulture, Raven or other large bird, and is usually placed on a ledge of rock; but in Turkey it is often in cypress and other trees, while in Spain it is sometimes on the ilex. The 2 eggs are seldom laid in Europe before April loth; they are creamy-white, blotched and often richly suffused with chocolate-red : measurements 2-5 by 2 in. This Vulture feeds on the lowest animal and vegetable refuse, dung of all kinds, and bones from which the Griffons have stripped the flesh; it may also be seen following the plough, with long, slow strides, for what it can pick up. But though repulsive in its habits it appears to advantage on the wing, circling round without a flap of its outspread pinions, or at times sweeping low over the ground, like a Harrier. The adult is white, with black primaries; the fore part of the head and neck being yellow and devoid of feathers ; bill horn-brown; irides crimson; legs and feet flesh-colour. Length 26 in.; wing 19 in. The young bird (represented in the vignette) is dark brown, with greyish head and neck; irides brown. In confinement the full plumage is not attained until the third 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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