BRITISH BIRDS. 



A CCIPITRES. 



VVLTURIDjE. 







Gyps fulvus (J. F. Gmelin*). 

 THE GRIFFON-VULTURE. 



Vultur fulvus. 



Gyps, Savignyf. — Beak strong, thick, and deep, the sides rather swollen, 

 maxilla rising immediately in front of the cere, forming a culmen curving to the 

 tip, where it is somewhat abruptly hooked. Mandible straight and rounded, 

 * Vultur fulvus, J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 249 (178S). 

 f Systeme des Oiseaux de I'^gypte et de la Syrie, p. 8 (1810^. 

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