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been obtained of late years. Of these it is necessary to give 

 some account, though I may be held excusable for not enter- 

 ing into minute details respecting them. They are all "strag- 

 glers" from distant regions, chiefly from the south of Europe. 



1. Vultur fuhus. Griffon Vulture. Of the family of 

 the Vulturinae, and the typical genus Vultur, which is charac- 

 terized by having the bill strong, moderately compressed ; 

 the upper mandible with the sides convex, the tips decurved 

 and pointed, the nostrils large, oblong, oblique, near the edge 

 of the cere ; the lower mandible with the sides nearly erect, 

 the tip obtuse, but thin-edged ; the feet very strong ; the 

 tarsus reticulated with small scales ; the anterior toes webbed 

 at the base, the third toe very long ; the claws arched, mode- 

 rately compressed, acute ; the head and neck covered with 

 short down ; the wings very long and broad ; the third and 

 fourth quills longest. 



The species here noticed has the bill pale yellowish-grey ; 

 the cere bluish-black ; the feet bluish-grey ; the claws black ; 

 the head and neck covered with white down ; the upper parts 

 light yellowish-brown; the primary quills and tail-feathers 

 blackish-brown; the lower parts light reddish-brown, paler 

 anteriorly. Male about 40, female 48 inches in length. 



It is said to inhabit Turkey, Greece, and other European 

 countries, as far north as France and Germany, and to occur 

 in various parts of Africa. An individual, caught by a young 

 man on the rocks near Cork Harbour, in the spring of 1843, 

 came into the possession of Lord Shannon, who had it care- 

 fully stuffed, and presented it to Mr. R. Ball, for the collec- 

 tion in Trinity College, Dublin. 



2. Aquila ncevia. Spotted Eagle. Tail slightly rounded 

 not extending beyond the wings ; plumage reddish-brown, 

 lighter on the head, neck, tarsus, and inner part of tibia ; 

 quills and tail-feathers blackish-brown. Young with the 

 plumage dark chocolate-brown, feathers of the upper parts 

 tipped with a crescent of pale yellowish-brown, the upper 

 parts with pale spots. Male about 23, female 26 inches in 

 length. 



It inhabits chiefly the southern countries of Europe, but 

 extends as far north as the Baltic, and has been found in 



