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Specimen No. 3 in the Nor-vTieli Museum exliibits the 

 variation of pliimage to which I have here alluded. 



A specimen in this state of plumage appears to me to be 

 figured in Temminck's " Planches Coloriees, pi. 426, imder 

 the name of " Vultur Imperialis ;" but it is right to add that 

 this specimen is said to have been ticketed " Bengal," which 

 however is, I believe, an incon-ect locality. 



Le Vaillant figures a South Aii-ican example of the Oricou 

 Vultiu'e, with the flaps on the sides of the neck well developed, 

 in his "Oiseaux d' Afrique," pi. 9. 



A specimen, without the development of these flaps, is 

 figured ia Temminck's " Planches Coloriees," pi. 407. 



I have already alluded to the figm-es which have been 

 published of the egg of this Vulture. 



SPECIMENS OF VULTUB AUBICULABIS. 



Skeleton j Natal (G) Mr. Ayres. 



No. 1. J immature South Ainca (G) Mr. VeiToaux. 



No. 2. adult Abyssinia Presented by the Hon. 



East India Company. 



No. 3. immature Algeria (G) Mr. Parzudaki. 



No. 4. 5 immature Greece (G) Mr. Verreaux. 



VULTUR OCCIPITALIS (BurchelL) 



OCCIPITAL VULTURE. 



This very handsome Afi'ican Vidture was first described 

 and named by Mr. Burchell, who met with it in South Africa, 

 on the banks of the river Makwarin, which would appear to be 

 as far south as it is usually found to extend. To the north-east 

 this species inhabits Abyssioia, Kordofan, and Sennaar. To the 

 west, the coast of Guinea is given as a locality for it in the 

 letter-press of Temminck's " Planches Coloriees," and one of 

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