The history of ancient Mexico : from the foundation of that empire to its destruction by the Spaniards . hundred were every year sent toSpain. The largest, the most beautiful, and themost valuable among the eagles, is the iizqiiauh-tli^ which pursues not only the birds andhares, but will even attack men and beasts. Thereare two kinds of kestrel; that called cenotzqui,is particularly beautiful. The ravens called cacalotl^ are not in Mexicoas in other countries, the scavengers of the fields;they pursue a more cleanly, but less honest employ-ment, in robbing the corn fields. The business
The history of ancient Mexico : from the foundation of that empire to its destruction by the Spaniards . hundred were every year sent toSpain. The largest, the most beautiful, and themost valuable among the eagles, is the iizqiiauh-tli^ which pursues not only the birds andhares, but will even attack men and beasts. Thereare two kinds of kestrel; that called cenotzqui,is particularly beautiful. The ravens called cacalotl^ are not in Mexicoas in other countries, the scavengers of the fields;they pursue a more cleanly, but less honest employ-ment, in robbing the corn fields. The business ofremoving carrion, is reserved for the zopilots,known in South America, by the name of gallin-azzi^ in other places by that of aure, and some-times called, very improperly, by that of are two very different species of these birds;the zopilote, properly so called, and the cozca-quauhtli; both are bigger than the raven. Theyresemble each other, in the hooked bill and crookedclaws, and by having on their head, instead of fea-thers, a wnnkled membrane with some curling /f //i//( // «. CH. HI. MEXICO. 53 hairs. They fly so high, as to be frequently lostto the eye, and discover their prey, by the acute-ness of their sight and smell, upon which they de-scend in a majestic flight, in a grand spiral are both almost mute. The two species aredistinguished by their size, their colour, and someother peculiarities. The zopilotes. properly socalled, have black feathers, with brown head, bill,and feet, go often in flocks and roost together upontrees. Tliey are very numerous in all the variousclimates; whde the cozcaquauhtli, is rare andpeculiar to the warmer climates. The latter bird islarger than the zopilote, has red head and feet;beak deep red, except towards the extremity whichis white. The feathers are brown except on theneck, and parts about the breast, which are of areddish black. The wings are of an ash colourupon the inside, and upon the outside, variega
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