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time kept alive. It was, however, impatient of coufinement, and succeeded 



in tearing the cord that confined liim from his legs, and in making his escape. 

 Dr. Cooper also saw one of these Vultures in coutinenient, at Monterey, in 

 the possession of Dr. C'anfield. This was a full-grown individual wiiicli he 

 had raised from the nest. It liad been fed exclusi\ely on fresh meat, had 

 no offensive smeU, and was clean and shining. It was gentle and familiar, 



P.^iudoi;ryphus cali/omianus. 



but seemed stupid, and dozed most of the time on a fence. This was subse- 

 Cjuently presented to the Zoological Society of London, and formed the sub- 

 ject of our figure. The figure of the young bird on the next page is taken 

 from a photograpli of the same specimen at an early age. 



Dr. Heermann, in his Report on Lieutenant Williamson's Survey, mentions 

 having observed this Yidture sailing majestically in wide circles at a great 

 height, and ranging by its powers of Hight over an immense space of coun- 



