VULTURES, HAWKS AND OWLS—Order Raptores 
AMERICAN VULTURES—Family Cathartide 
TURKEY VULTURE OR BUZZARD 
325. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. 30 in. 
Tlead naked; red or carmine; bill dull whitish; eyes 
brown; feet pinkish. Plumage blackish-brown. 
Nest.—Their two eggs are laid upon the ground, be- 
tween rocks, under logs, or in hollow trees; they are 
whitish, handsomely blotched with brown. 
‘Range.—Breeds from the Gulf north to New Jersey, 
Illinois, Minnesota and British Columbia. 
BLACK VULTURE 
326. Catharista wrubu. 24 in. 
Entire plumage, including the naked head, black; 
feet and tip of bill yellowish. Under surface of the 
*~ wings white, making it very easy to identify. 
Nest.—Two eggs, greenish-white, blotched with brown- 
ish. (3.00 x 2.00). 
Range.—Resident north to North Carolina, southern 
Illinois and JXansas. 
