444 The Bearded Vulture 
two photographs with a third (of which hereafter) and re-touch 
the joins with the result as seen in the full-page illustration given. 
I may mention here that this is the only made up picture in this 
book and I trust that the peculiar circumstances may be considered 
to justify such a proceeding. If the result is somewhat inartistic, 
I can only plead its absolute reality and that it most faithfully 
represents what I saw when huddled up in the cavern. 
YOUNG BEARDED VULTURE. 
From photograph taken with magnifier at 18 in. dtstance. 
I now determined to take some portraits of the bird itself at 
more convenient range, so adjusting my 24 in. magnifier, I 
propped the camera on the rock at that distance from its beak 
and set to work. 
Of the three photographs taken at this distance two were 
