AVES CATHARTID^. 



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Feet: "Black, powdered with grey." (J. B. Hatcher.) 

 Iris: "51. 9?; Rio Gallegos, 3 June, 1896, grey; fine plumage. 72. 

 9. Cape Fairweather, 6 July, 1896, eye fiery red. 85. J^. Cape Fair- 

 weather, 16 July, 1896, eye between brown and orange (pupil black). 86. 

 c?. Same as last or probably a shade lighter. 105. J'. Eye orange 

 color." The above colors for the iris are taken ft^om Mr. Hatcher's field 



note book. 



Fig. 266. 



Vultur gryphus. Adult female. P. U. O. C. 7983. About two-thirds natural size. 



The adult female is like the adult male in body color, but lacks the 

 wattles and caruncle of that sex and is generally a little smaller. The 

 bare skin of the head and neck is covered with sparse brownish down and 

 the sides of the face have a scattered cover of black hairs. 



