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131. G. iNDious (Gray's III. Gen. BirJs, pi. ). 

 Syn. Vultvr indicds, Scopoli and Latham. 



r. beiigalcnsin aj)ud Temiuinck (Jerdou in epistold), 

 r'. tenuiceps et teimirustris, Hodgson. 

 Hab. India and Malay countries : common. 



A. Adult male. li. Middle-aged. C. Young. From 

 the vicmity of Calcutta (1814). 



135. G. BENGALENSis (Hardwicke's III. Ind. Zool.) 

 Syn, Vultur hengahnsis, Gmelin, the young. 



V. ind/cus apud Temminck (young, a2)ud Jerdon in 



episfoJi'i) . 



V. chaauoun, Daudm. ] a i u 

 jr 1 . t^ 7 Adult, 



/ . leuconotus, (jrray. J 



Lengta, Arracan. 

 IIab, India generally : very abundant. A summer visitant in 

 Afghanistan. 



A. Adult. B. Young. From the vicinity of Calcutta 

 (1842). 



Subfam. SARCORHAMPHIN.E. 

 Genus Sabcorhamphus, Dumeril. 

 136, S. PAVA, ri. Enl. 428). 

 Syn, Vidtur ptapn, L. 

 ILvB. S. America. 



A. Adult male. Mr. Bartlett (1844), 



(ienus Nkophron, Savigny, 



437. N. PERCNOPTERUS, PL Enl. 407, 429). 



Syn. Vultur percnopterus, Lin. (nee Pallas). 

 J^. leucocephalus et V.fnscus, Gnieliu. 

 V. ginginianus et V. albus, Daiuliu. 

 V. meleiigris, Pallas, 

 V.f ulcus, Boddaert, 

 V. sfercorarius. La Peyrouse. 

 Percnop)teriis cegy^itiamis, Stephens, 

 Soongra, or Soonda, Scinde (Burnes). 

 TL\B. Warmer regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa : abundant 

 on the plains of India ; rare and accidental below the tideway of the 

 rivers in Lower Bengal. A summer visitant in Afghanistan. 



A. Adult, from Midnapore. C. P. White, Esq. (1814). 



B. Y'oung, procured near Nadiya (1846). 



Subfam. GYl'AKTIN.E. 

 Gen\is Gypaetos, Storr. 



138. G. RARBATUS, (Edwards, pi. KHJ). 



Syn. Vulftir Ijdvhnfus et /'. barhnnts, Lin. 

 /'. iiigpr, Gineliu. 



