. North American birds eggs . [Bluish 2 6. Black Vulture; Carrion Crow. Catharista urubu. Range.—More southerly than the preceding; north reguhirly to^North Caro-lina and southern Illinois, and west to the Rocky Mountains. This species is of about the same size, or slightly smaller than the TurkeyVulture; its plumage is entirely black as is also the naked head, and bill. Inthe South Atlantic and Gulf States, the present species is even more abundantthan the preceding, and might even be said to be partially domesticated. Thenesting habits are the same as those of the Turkey Buzzard but
. North American birds eggs . [Bluish 2 6. Black Vulture; Carrion Crow. Catharista urubu. Range.—More southerly than the preceding; north reguhirly to^North Caro-lina and southern Illinois, and west to the Rocky Mountains. This species is of about the same size, or slightly smaller than the TurkeyVulture; its plumage is entirely black as is also the naked head, and bill. Inthe South Atlantic and Gulf States, the present species is even more abundantthan the preceding, and might even be said to be partially domesticated. Thenesting habits are the same as those of the Turkey Buzzard but their eggsaverage longer and the ground color is pale greenish or bluish white ratherthancreamy. They are spotted and blotched the same. Size x FALCONS, HAWKS AND EAGLES. Family FALCONID/E. The members of this family are chiefly diurnal; they get their living bypreying upon smaller animals or birds. They have strong, sharply hookedbills, powerful legs and feet armed with strong, curved and sharply pointedtalons.
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