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ally iiiade above the ground, but the late uests are as likely to be 

 on the ground as above it. I have one set of four and one of three 

 eggs. The larger set was pretty clearly occupied by two females 

 and one male. 

 84. Cathartes aura septcntrioualis. — Turkey Vulture. 



It has seemed practically impossible to convince the makers of 

 the paragraphs on Geographical Distribution in our Check List that 



Photo by A. L. Princehorn 



Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura scptentrionalis). 

 the time honored statement concerning this bird that it is of rare 

 occurrence north of the Ohio Valley is no longer applicable. No 

 less than six pairs nested in tbe immediate vicinity of Birmingham, 

 Ohio, my country home, during the seasons of 1908 and 1909. In 

 summer and autumn it is a common thing to see from half a dozen 

 to twenty of these great birds circling about the Vermillion Rivet 

 gorge. This is no new thing, but has been the same during ray en- 

 tire residence in northern Ohio. I would not call the species com- 

 mon over the whole area, but rather of regular occurrence, and 



