Clale el Ske WD ke 
THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE OR NEOPHRON 
(Neophron percnopterus). 
A bird of repulsive habits—Yet beautiful on the wing—Handsome eggs—A 
rock-nesting species in Europe—Gruesome larders—Nest and eggs— 
Plumage—Similarity of young to Bearded Vulture—Regularity in migra- 
tion—Sites of nests—La cueva del Cuevvo—An improvised landing net— 
““Laying”’ a camera—A Marten-cat in possession—A typical Vulture’s 
cavern—A nest amid boulders—A nest in a cork-oak tree—The Calpe 
Hunt and birdsnesting—An evicted Snake Eagle—An undesirable tenant— 
Trapping a Neophron—Peculiarity of colour pigments on eggs—Neophrons 
in the Bayuda Desert. 
LL that can be said both as 
regards the evil habits of the 
big Griffon Vulture and of its 
splendid appearance on the 
wing applies with double force 
to this, the most unsavoury 
of birds, whose snowy-white 
plumage and __ black - tipped 
wings seen at a distance as it 
sweeps in wide curves high 
overhead combined with its 
light and graceful build, give it 
a general appearance of clean- 
liness and delicacy, which its 
abits so far as regards its feeding and nesting sadly belie. 
habit f gards its feeding and nesting sadly bel 
