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CathartidaB. 



1694. SLOA>fE, H. An Account of a prodigiously large Feather of the Bird Cuntur, 

 brought from Chili and supposed to be a kind of Vultur; and of the Coffee- 

 Shrub. <^P/u7os. Tra«s., xviii, 1694,pi}. 61-(34. 

 Qaill of the bird afterward known as Sarcorhamphus gryplms. 



1772. . Naturgeschichte des Geierkonigs [Sarcorhamphus papa]. <^J5erK«, 



Samml.,'w, 1772, pp. 173-179. 

 Xicht mir selbst zuganglich. 

 1789. Walbaum, J. J. Vom dem Geyerkouig [Sarcorhamphus papa], — 'j. 1. Der Kopf 

 des GeyerkSnigs uach der Natur dargesteUet und beschrieben. <[ Schriften 

 Berlin. Gesell. Xatiirf. Freunde, ix, 1789, pp. 246-256, pi. 8. 

 180-. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, fi. Observations sux le Vautour royal (Vultur [Sarcor- 

 hamphus] papa) dans premier age. <^ Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom., iii. An xii (180-), 

 p. 189. 

 Pas VTies moi-meme. 

 1808. Humboldt, A. v. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte des Condor (Vultur [Sarcor- 

 hamphus] gryphus L.). <^ Beoh. aus d. Zool. n. Tergl. Anat.,'2 Lief., 1808. 

 Mcht mir selbst zaganglicb. 

 1811. HtraiBOLDT, A. DE. Essai sur I'Histoire Naturelle du Condor, ou du Vultur [Sar- 

 corhamphus] gryphus de Linn6. <^ Recueil d'Obs. Zool. Anat. , i, 1811, pp. 26-45, 

 pll. viii, is. 

 Lu h. la premiere class de I'lnstitut de France, le 13 oct. 1806. 



The miscellaneous work by Humboldt and Bonpland, entitled "Collections of Observations 

 iu Zoology and Comparative Anatomy," etc., appeared in several languages and at diflferent 

 dates. I have only seen a French version, "EecueU d'Observations," etc., the first vol. of 

 which, dated 1811, contaius, among several distinct papers, one by Hirmboldt on the os hyoides 

 and larynx of birds, and one by the same on the Condor, as above given. The full title of the 

 works comes in a different department of this Bibliography. 



1826. AuDUBOX, J. J. Account of the Habits of the Turkey Buzzard (Vultur [Cath- 

 artes] aura), particularly with the view of exploding the opinion generally 

 entertained of its extraordinary power of Smelling. <^Edtnb. JS'ew Philos. 

 Journ. , ii , 1826, pp. 172-184. {Fror. Xot. , xvii, No. 359, 1827, pp. 97-106. ) 



This very notable article opened a protracted discussion, in which the writer's views met 

 with no little opposition and ridicule. The paper includes circumstantial recital of experi- 

 ments made, and general account of the habits of the bird. 



1826. Head, F. A. Ueber die Starke und das ziihe Leben der Condor's [Sarcorham- 



phus gryj)hus] Sudamerika's. <^Fro7'iep's Notizen, xv. No. 324, 1826, pp. 

 246-248. 

 Nicht mir selbst zuganglich. 



1827. AUDUBOX, J. J. Account of the Carrion Crow, or Vultur [Cathartes] atratus. 



<^Edinh. Journ. Sci.,xi, 1827, j)p. 156-161. {Fror. Kot.,s.vij, No. 357, 1827, pp. 

 65,70.) 

 Extended notice of the habits of this species. 



1827. Axox. Living Condor [Sarcorhamphus gryphus] at Paris. <^ Philos. Mag., \, 



1827, p. 473. 

 1627. Payraudeau, B. C. Notice sur les Couroumous ou Vautours de la Guiane ; par 

 M.J.-A.-A.Noyer. . . . < i^eVjws.^MH.,2« sect., xii, 1827, pp. 129-131. 

 Precis: Annales Marit et Colon, janv. et f6vr. 1826, p. 96. 



1828. Douglas, D. Observations on the Vultur [Cathartes] Californianus of Shaw. 



< Zool. Journ., iv, 1828, pp. 328-330, 

 Description and account of habits. 



