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FAM. OATHARTIDAE: AMERICAN VULTURES. 



PSEUDOGRYPHUS CALIFORNIANUS (Shaw). 

 California Vulture. 



Vultur calif ornianus, SrtAW, Nat. Misc., iv, pi. ccci, 1797. 



Cuthartes calif ornianus, WOODH., Sitgreave's Exp. Zufli & Col. Riv., 1854, 58. NEWB., 

 P. R. R. Rep., vi, 1857, 73. HEKRM., P. R. R, Rep., x, pt. ii, 1859, 29. 

 Coop. & SUCKL., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 1860, 141. COUES, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 1866, 42. COOPER, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 496. COUES, Key 

 N. A. Birds, 1872, 222. Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 384. 



Pseudogryphus califvrniamis, RIDG. apud BD., BREW., & RiDG., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 

 338. YARROW & HENSHAW, Rep. Oru. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 

 1874, 26. 



A very large vulture, seen near Beaver, Utah, November 25, was 

 believed to be of this species. In company with a flock of the Red-headed 

 Vultures, it had been feeding upon the carcass of a horse, and, as they all 

 made off at my approach, I was enabled to note the comparative sizes of 

 the two ; the bird supposed to be this species greatly exceeding the others 

 in size. 



RHINOGRYPHUS AURA (LiiiD.). 



Red-headed Vulture. 



Vultur aura, LINN., Syst. Nat., 1766, 122. 



Cathartes aura, WOODH., Sitgreave's Exp. ZuBi & Col. Riv., 1854, 58. NEWB., P. R. 

 R. Rep., vi, 1857, 73. HEERM., P. R. R, Rep., x, pt. iv, 1859, 29. BD., U. 

 S. & Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, pt. ii, 1859, Birds, 3. XANTUS, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1859, 190 (Fort Tejou, Cal.). HENRY, Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci. 

 Phila., 1859, 104 (New Mexico). HAYD., Traus. Am. Phil. Soc., xii, 1862, 

 151. COOP. & SUCKL., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt, ii, 1860, 140. COUES, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1806, 42 (Fort Whipplo, Ariz.). Id, ib., 1868, 82. 

 COOPER, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 502. ALLEN, Bull. Mus. Coinp. Zool., 1872, 

 181. SNOW, Birds Kan., 1872, 3. COUES, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 222. 

 Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 379. 



Rhinogryp'iHj-. aura, RIDG. apud BD., BREW., & RIDG., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 344. 

 YARROW & HENSHAW, Rep. Oru. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 26. 

 HENSHAW, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 91, 140. 



The Turkey Buzzard is found throughout Eastern Arizona and Western 

 New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, where it congregates near the settlements, 

 to feed upon refuse and carrion. At Camp Apache and Camp Grant, it was 



