CARRION BUZZARDS. 



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extraordinarily tame anil fearless, and liauiil ilio nei<,dil)uih()od of houses for offal. 

 If a hunting jiarty kills an animal, a number soon colleet and patiently await, standing 

 on the grounil on all sides. After eating, their uncovered craws are largely iirotruded, 

 giving them a disgusting appearance. They readily attack wounded birds; a cormo- 

 rant in this state, having taken to the shore, was immediately seized on by several, 

 and its death hastened liv their blows. 



Fig. 14:!.— Atitvago atutralit, and il. chimachima, chimacbiiiia. 



" The Beagle was at the Falklands only during the summer, but the officers of the 

 Adventure, who were there in the winter, mention many extraordinary instances of 

 the boldness and ra])acity of these birds. They actually pounced on a dog that was 

 lying fast asleep close by one of the j)arty ; and the sportsmen had ditticulty in pre- 

 venting the wounded geese from being seized before their eyes. It is said that 

 several together (in this respect resembling the carranchas) wait at the mouth of a 

 rabbit-hole, and together seize on the animal when it comes out. They were con- 

 stantly flying on board the vessel when in the harbor; and it was necessary to keep a 



