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Genus Iuycter, Vieillot. 



130. I. AaiTiLiNus. 



Syn. Falco aquilinus, Gmelin. 



F. formosus, Latham. 



F. nudicollis, Daiidin. 



F. leucogaster, Vieillot. 

 Hab. S. America. 



A. Specimen from Mr. Bartlett (1844). 



Fam. VULTURID/E. 

 Subfam. VULTURINiE. 

 Genus VuLTUR, L. 



Gidh, (Hiad.) : Shukuni, Beng. : Gid Gerni (Tickell.) 



131. V. MONACHUS, L. 



Syn. V. cinereus, Gmelin. 



V. arrianus, Temminck. 



V. imperialis. Tern. (p. c. 426), apud Jerdon {in epis- 

 told.^ 



JEgyp'ms niger et vulgaris, Savigny. 

 II AB. Mountainous parts of Euro])e and Asia. 



A. Specimen from Nepal (crown feathered). Presented 

 by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. (1842). 



B. Do. from Assam (crown bare). Major F. Jenkins 

 (1844). 



Genus Otogyps, G. R. Gray, 



132. O. CALVUS. 



Syn. Vultur calvus, Scopoli. 



V. 2)ondicerianus, Daudin. 



Molld-Gidh (' Priest Vidturc'), H. : Lal-mdtd Shuku- 

 ni (' Red-headed Vulture'), Beng. 

 Hab. India generally : common. 



A. Adult. B. Young. From near Calcutta (184/). 



Subfam. GYPINiE. 

 Genus Gyps, Savigny. 



133. G. FULVUS. 



Syn. Vultur fulvus, Gmelin. 



V. Kolbii, Daudin (apud Dr. A. Smith and G. R. Gray). 



V. percnojjterus, Pallas (nee Linnaeus). 



V. leucucephaltis, Meyer. 



V. indiciis apud Jerdon, Catal. 



Gi/ps vulgaris, Savigny. 



Maha-dho of the Mahrattas. 

 Hab. Movmtainous regions of the Old World. 



A. Specimen (iu bad order), from Nepal. B. II. Hodg- 

 son, Esq. (1842). 



B. Do (line), from Algiers. M. Malherbe (1848). 



