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Fam. CATHARTIDAE: American Vultures. 



PSEUDOGRYPIJUS CxVLIFORNIANUS (Shaw). 

 Calirornia Vulture. 



Vnltur caUfornianus, SllAW, Nat. Misc., iv, pi. ccci, 1797. 



Cathdrtis mliforniaiius, Woouii., Sitgreave's Exp. Zuui & Col. Riv., 1854, 58. — Nkwh., 

 P. R. R. Rep., vi, 1857, 73.— IIeerm., P. R. R. Rep., x, pt. ii, 185l», 29. — 

 Cooi». & SucKL., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 18G0, 141.— CouKS, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sei. Pliila., 18CG, 42.— Cooper, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 490.— CouES, Key 

 N. A. Birds, 1872, 222.— W., Birds Northwest, 1874, .384. 



]\scu(lof/ri/2)hm cali/urnUnius, RiDG. «;;)«/ Bu., Brew., <& Ridg., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 

 338.— Yarrow & Densiiaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 

 1874, 26. 



A very largo vulture, seen near Beaver, Utah, November 25, was 

 believed to be of this species. In company with a flock of the Red-headed 

 , Vultures, it had been feeding upon the carcass of a horse, and, as they all 

 made off at my approach, I was enabled to note the comparative sizes of 

 the two ; the bird supposed to be this species greatly exceeding the others 

 in size, 



EHINOGRYPHUS AURA (Liiui.). 

 Red-headed Vulture. 



VultHr aura, LiNN., Syst. Nat., 17GC, 122. 



Cutbartcs aura, WooDH., Sitgreave's Exp. ZuiJi & Col. Riv., 1854, 58.— Newb., P. R. 

 R. Rep., vi, 1857, 73.— Heerm., P. R. R. Rep., x, pt. iv, 1859, 29.— Bd., U. 

 S. <& Mex. P>oiuid. Siirv., ii, pt. ii, 1859, Birds, 3. — Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1859, 190 (Fort T»-jon, Cal.).— Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1859, 104 (New Mexico).— Uayd., Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, xii, 1802, 

 151.— Coop. & Suckl., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 1800, 140.— Coues, I'roc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 18CG, 42 (Fort Whipple, Ariz.).— /(/., ib., 18G8, 82.— 

 Cooper, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 502. — Allen, Bull. Miis. Comp. Zoiil., 1872, 

 181. — Snow, Birds Kan., 1872, 3.— CouES, Key N. A. Bird.s, 1872, 222.— 

 Id., Birds Norlliwest, 1874, 379. 



Rhlnogryphii, aura, Uwg. apud Bu., Brew., & RiDG., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 341. — 

 Yarrow & IIensuaw, Rep. Orn. Si)t!cs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 20. — 

 IlENSilAW, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 91, 140. 



The Turkey Buzzard is found throughout Eastern Arizona and Western 

 New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, where it congregates near the settlements, 

 to feed upon refuse and carrion. At Camp Apache and Camp Grant, it was 



