DEE TURKEY ViUIEURE, 421 
supposed that the birds really prefer decayed flesh. It is rather a matter of 
necessity for them, inasmuch as they are unable, except in rare instances, to 
rend a carcass sufficiently before an advanced stage of decomposition has 
set in. 
Turkey Vultures have been known in an extremity of hunger to fall upon 
sick lambs or young pigs, but the offense is so rare as to be easily condoned, 
more especially 
since the birds 
are ordinarily 
so useful as 
scavengers. Oc- 
casionally one 
drifts over a 
poultry yard 
and causes con- 
Speiemieal bakOan 
among the un- 
discerning 
fowl. I once 
saw a Vulture 
pass and repass 
a yard in Co- 
lumbus amidst 
a great commo- 
tion. ‘The bird 
was probably 
a bit of a wag 
who — enjoyed 
playing Sir 
Hawk, without 
the slightest 
intention of 
harm. 
Vultures nes? 
iy “thees; am 
crannies of 
cliffs, or upon 
the ground, ac- 
cording to the 
nature of the 
country in 
which they find 
Taken near Sugar Grove Photo by the Author. 
A LIKELY LOOKING SPOT FOR A VULTURE’S EYRIE. 
THE TURKEY VULTURES ARE KNOWN TO NEST IN THE LITTLE CAVERNS ABOUT THESE 
CLIFFS. 
