THE VULTURES 



TRANGERS in the city 

 of Charleston, South 

 Carolina, are often sur- 

 prised at the number of 

 buzzards to be seen in 

 the yards and about the 

 streets. They appear 

 to have little fear of 

 man, perching without 

 hesitation on the roofs 

 of the buildings, and 

 resting unmolested in 

 the large trees wherever 

 their fancy may lead 

 alight at times in the gardens 

 and at the kitchen doors, picking up pieces of 

 flesh which have been thrown out. A dead animal on the 

 premises, be it rat, dog, or bird, they soon discover, and 

 their appetite quickly rids the neighborhood of the un- 

 pleasant object. 



They are especially fond of congregating at the market 



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