CATHARISTES. CATHARTES. 221 



Genus CATHARISTES, Vieill. 



Catharistes urubu ( Vieill.). 



Ciithartes jota, Thieii. Furtpflanz. yes. Viiy. tab. liv. tig. '2 (1845-54). 

 Catliartes atratus, Brewer, N. Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 4, pi. 1. tigs. 3, 4 (1856) ; 



Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 542; .SW. ^- Hiids. Ar'r/ent. Oni. ii. 



p. 89 (1889) ; James, Xew List of Chilian Birds, p. 7 (1892) ; Aplin, 



Ibis, 1894, p. 19(3. 

 Catharista atrata, Baird, Brewer ^ Hidf/iv. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 351 



(1874) ; Bendirc, L>fe-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. IGj, pi. iv. tigs. 7, 



10 (1892) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paidista, iv. p. 267 ( 1900). 

 Catharistes atratus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 24 (l874j ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 2 (1899). 

 Catharistes urubu, iSharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 240 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black Turkey-Vulture are slightly rough, without 

 gloss, and usually of a regular oval form, but occasionally narrow and 

 elongated. The ground is of a cream-colour with an almost imper- 

 ceptible tinge of green, and this is spotted and blotched with deep 

 chocolate-brown and underlying pale purple. Some specimens are 

 merely spotted, others are boldly blotched, especially at the large end, 

 where the markings are frequently confluent. Specimens measure 

 from 2-65 to 3'08 in length, and from 1-9 to 2*1 in breadth. 



2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Antwerp). 



2. South Carolina {T. M. Breu-er). Crowley Bequest. 



1. South Carolina, 4th May (/. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Audubon). 



2. Guatemala, May (E. Arce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 2. Antioquia, U.S. Colombia (T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salmon). 

 2. Central Chile (LaJidbeck). Berkelev James Coll. 



1. Uruguay. G. V. Apliu, Esq. [P.]. 



Genus CATHARTES, Illig. 

 Cathartes aura (Linn.). 



Cathaites aura, Thien. Fortj^flanz. ges. Vog. tab. liv. fig. 1 (1845-54); 



Brewer, N. Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 1, pi. 1. figs. 1, 2 (1856); Scl. 



.V Scdi\ P. Z. S. 1879, p. 542; Bendire, Ltfe-Hist. N. Atner. 



Birds,]). 161,pl. iv. figs. 1, 3 (1892); Aj>lin,'lbis, 1894, p. 196; 



Sharpe, Iland-l. i. p. 240 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, 



iv. p. 268 (1900). 

 lihinogrvphus aura, Baird, Brewer (§• Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 344 



(1874). 

 (Enops nvLTR, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 25 (1874); Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 2 (1899). 



The eggs of the Turkey-Buzzard are very similar to those of 

 Catharistes urubu, but the ground-colour is faintly tinged with pink 

 in place of green. One specimen in the Collection differs from all 

 the others in being of a very regular but lengthened elliptical shape. 



