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who resided for many years in Guiana, and some of whose 

 manuscript notes are in my possession, remarks with reference 

 to this species, that he was witness of an instance in which a 

 dead fowl was buried in a garden, and the earth flattened over 

 it so as not to give the appearance of its having been disturbed. 

 In a quarter of an hour aftenvards these bii'ds assembled on 

 the spot, scratched away the earth, and discovered the fowl, 

 which of course they speedily devoured. 



The irides of this Yulture are reddish brown, the legs and 

 feet yellowish grey ; the cere and the bare skin of the head and 

 neck are of a dull black. 



A pair of these birds, drawn from North American 

 examples, are given in Audubon's "Birds of America," pi. 106. 

 The egg of this species is figui-ed in Brewer's " North American 

 Oology," pi. 1, fig. 3 and 4 ; and a figure of South American 

 examples of the head and egg of this Vultui-e is contained in 

 D'Orbigny's "Voyage dans I'Amerique Meridionale Oiseaux," 

 pl.l. 



SPECIMENS OF CATIIARTES ATEATUS. 



No.l. Orizaba, Mexico (G) Mr. Botteri. 



No. 2. Chili (G) Mr. Parzudaki. 



No. 3. Angostura, Venezuela (G) Ditto. 



No. 4. i Puellaro, Ecuador (G) Mr. Eraser. 



No. 5. 5 Perucho, Ecuador (G) Ditto. 



No. 6. Presented by Charles Jecks, Esq. 



No. 7. (nestling) Duehas, Guatemala (G) Mr. Eraser. 



