. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. DIV. I. AVKS TEIIRESTRES. LAND BIKDS. ORDER I. ACCIPITRHS. RAPACIOUS. Oknus I. VULTIIK.* VUliTIJllKS. Spicies I. VULWR AURA. TURKEY VULTURE, ou TURKEY-IJUZZARD. [Plate LXXV. Fig. 1.] Vullur aura, Linn. Syst. etl. 10, torn, i., p. Hfi, 4—fnd. Oni. ji. 4, No. 8—, OiB. de VAm. Sejit. i., p. 2.^, pi. 2, bin.—Carru^n ('row, , Jam. ii., p. Ii04, Uib. 254.— Carrion I'titlnrr, Lath. (irn. Sijn. i
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. DIV. I. AVKS TEIIRESTRES. LAND BIKDS. ORDER I. ACCIPITRHS. RAPACIOUS. Oknus I. VULTIIK.* VUliTIJllKS. Spicies I. VULWR AURA. TURKEY VULTURE, ou TURKEY-IJUZZARD. [Plate LXXV. Fig. 1.] Vullur aura, Linn. Syst. etl. 10, torn, i., p. Hfi, 4—fnd. Oni. ji. 4, No. 8—, OiB. de VAm. Sejit. i., p. 2.^, pi. 2, bin.—Carru^n ('row, , Jam. ii., p. Ii04, Uib. 254.— Carrion I'titlnrr, Lath. (irn. Sijn. i., p. 9.— /.« Vauloiir ilii lirSnil, Bbi88. I., p. 408.— Turkfij-ltuzzard, Catesuv, Car. i., p. ft.—Bartram's TtavfU. p. ^'i.—Cozcaqunaithtli, , Mex. i., p. 47, Kmjliiih (— Amerieau Vulture, Shaw, Gm. /.vol. vii,, p. 36. This species is well known throiigiidut the United Stiites, Imt is most iiumeroua in the southern section of the union. In the northern and middle states it is partially migratory, the greater part retiring to the south on the approach of cold weather. But numhers remain all the winter 'a Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey ; particularly in the vicinity of the large rivers, and the ocean, which afford a supply of food at all In New Jersey,! the Turkey-huzzard hatches in May, the deep re- cesses of the solitary swamps of that state affording situations well suited • ThiH ^cniiR has hiM>n dividoil into sevorul gonora, liy modern ornitholngisti, Tonuninck adopts the four followiiij;: 1. VuUur. (Illiger). 2 CutliartfS. (Illiger). 3. Gyj)aelH». (Storr). 4. Gi/poijvianiin. (Uliper). Tlio two foUowinj; species belong to tlie Hecond of these, the genus Caiharles of 'Uiger. No true Vulture in the pruHent reMtrioted acceptation of that genuH linM been found iu America. f The author mentions New Jorsoy in particular, hh in that state he has visited the breeding place of tlie Turkey-hu/.aiurd, and cun therefo
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