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Inhabits the territory of the United States beyond the 

 Rocky Mountains ; and California. 



2. Cathartes gryphus, Teram. Black ; wings varied with 

 white, not reaching beyond the tail ; head carunculated. 



Female destitute of the caruncle. Young entirely brown. 



Vultur gryphus, L. Gypagus griffus, Vieill. 



Inhabits the south-western territory of the United States ; 

 Mexico, and especially the Andes of Chili and Peru. 



3. Cathartes papa, III. Reddish-white ; wings and tail 

 black; nostrils carunculated. 



Young dark bluish ; belly and sides of the rump whitish. 



Vultur papa, L. Gypagus papa, Vieill. 



Inhabits the warmest parts of America : appears occasion- 

 ally in Florida during summer. 



4. Cathartes aura, 111. Black ; neck feathered equally all 

 round ; wings not reaching beyond the tail; tail rounded; 

 nostrils oval. 



Young brown ; wing-coverts and secondaries spotted with 

 white. 



Turkey Buzzard or Turkey Vulture, Vultur aura, Wils. 

 Am. Orn. ix. p. 95.pl. 75. fig. l. 



Inhabits throughout the Union, the West Indies and South 

 America ; most numerous in the southern states ; breeds and 

 winters in New-Jersey ; not farther north. 



5. Cathartes jota, Nob. Black ; neck more feathered above 

 than below ; wings not reaching beyond the tail ; tail slightly 

 emarginate ; nostrils linear-oval. 



Young entirely brown. 



Black Vulture or Carrion Crow, Vultur atratus, Wils. Am, 

 Orn. ix. p. W4.pl. 75. fig. 2. Vultur jota, Molina. 



Inhabits the continent of America as far north as North 

 Carolina. Forms the transition from the American, to the 

 European subgenus, Percnopteru?, 



