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VULTURID.E, 



great wing-coverts, forms by its exposure a dark band across 

 the middle of tlie wing ; the remaining portion of the se- 

 condaries white : the tail is graduated, the feathers of the 

 middle being the longest ; the legs and toes yellow ; the 

 claws black. In this state it is the Norwegian Vulture and 

 White Vulture of Buffon ; the Ash-coloured and Alpine 

 Vulture of Dr. Latham. 



The young bird has the base of the bill yellow, the point 

 black ; irides reddish brown : the naked skin of the cheeks 

 and front of the neck livid grey ; the general colour of the 

 plumage dark brown, with a few light-coloured feathers, and 

 the edges of others indicating the approach to maturity ; 

 great quill-feathers black ; legs and toes greyish brown ; 

 claws black. In this state it is the Maltese Vulture of Buf- 

 fon and Latham. The representation of the young bird at 

 the commencement and that of the old bird forming the vi- 

 gnette below were taken from specimens in the Museum of 

 the Zoological Society. 



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