. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. urfacc to the nir, it is iiuBt be used to move 1 muscles .are therefore it the wholj length of ed a fowl must have jut for these immense equally enlarged. It ?s that prevents man wings to his arms. NATURAL niSTOnV. 10:5. The TiAMMisitoRYEii, ((!erm. Lnmhs-cnulr,) or Hi'. ruiiK, inhal)its most mountain ran'j;cs, and is very conuuun in the Alps of Switzerland and (Jermany, wJiero, from its (leprcdations on the kids and lambs, it has earned its name i)f Lainmergever. Altiiough tlie ncarded &qu
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. urfacc to the nir, it is iiuBt be used to move 1 muscles .are therefore it the wholj length of ed a fowl must have jut for these immense equally enlarged. It ?s that prevents man wings to his arms. NATURAL niSTOnV. 10:5. The TiAMMisitoRYEii, ((!erm. Lnmhs-cnulr,) or Hi'. ruiiK, inhal)its most mountain ran'j;cs, and is very conuuun in the Alps of Switzerland and (Jermany, wJiero, from its (leprcdations on the kids and lambs, it has earned its name i)f Lainmergever. Altiiough tlie ncarded " Vulture," it is not strh^tly a vulture, as its head and neck are feathere<l, and it rejects jiutrid tlesh, unless hard pressed by hunger. It destroys hares, and yo(uig or sickly sheep and goats, nor, when rendered fierce by hunger, does it fear to attack tlic adult chamois, or even man. It is said to destroy the larger animals by watching until they are near the brink of a precipice, an(rthen suddenly driving them over the rocks l)y an unexpected swoop. In this manner the strong and swift chamois falls a victim to the craft of its wingcil foe, and instances are not wanting where the chamois Inmter himself has been struck from a naiTow ridge into the valley beneath by a blow from this ferocious bird. It is exceedingly bold, and shows but little fear of man. While Bruce was preparing his dinner on the summit of a numntain, one of these birds, after scalding its feet in seyenil unavailing attempts to extract some meat out of the boiling water, actually seized a piece from a platter, and went off with it. The name of " Bearded " Vulture is given to it on account of the long tuft of hairs with which each nostril is clothed. The length of its body is about foiu- feet, and the expanse of its wings from nine to ten. The second and third primary feathers are the longest. It lays two eggs,—white, marked with brown blotches. THE CONDOR. Tlie Sarcorhamphida) arc dis
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