180 BIRDS OF THE NEW YOKK CITY REGION 



The Turkey Vulture can be recognized with practise at the 

 limit of human vision. The very long wings are narrower 

 than those of a Bald Eagle, and the tail is never spread like a 

 fan. Its flight is light and graceful, while that of the Bald 

 Eagle impresses one as heavy and powerful. 



Long Island. Occasional summer visitant. March 20, 1908, 

 Prospect Park (E. Fleischer) to September 5 and December 23. 



ORIENT. Uncommon visitant; May 3, 1908 to December 

 23, 1917. 



MASTIC. No record. 



LONG BEACH. April 9, 1922 (Roger C. Whitman); a pair 

 April 18, 1922 (C. H. Lott). 



New York State. Very rare, except on Staten Island, where it 

 is of regular occurrence, the earliest date April 6, 1913 (Cleaves). 

 Recorded June 4, 1922 at Pleasantville, Westchester County (Frank 

 E. Watson). 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual, one record of a bird flying over- 

 head years ago (F. M. Chapman). 



BRONX REGION. Very rare; seen on several occasions flying 

 over the Zoological Gardens (Lee S. Crandall). 

 New Jersey. Common summer resident in the extreme western 

 and northwestern sections (Miller and Griscom), east to Green- 

 wood Lake (Miller), Newfoundland (Miller), Denville, just west of 

 Boonton, Bernardsville, and Plainfield; young in the nest have 

 been found near Denville and Boonton. Very rare east of these 

 points near the Hudson River; one record for Morristown 

 (Thurber); casual near Summit (Hann); unknown at Ridgewood 

 (J. M. Johnson); no records in recent years near Elizabeth (Urner); 

 March 20, 1911, Bernardsville (Kuser) to November 2, 1911, High 

 Point, Sussex Co. (Kuser). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Very rare visitor, only three records; 

 April 12, 1902 (Rogers); April 15, 1911 (Hix and Rogers); 

 June 12, 1915 (Fleischer). 



BLACK VULTURE (Catharista urubu) 



A southern species which has straggled as far north as our 

 territory on a few occasions. A sight record should, there- 

 fore, be made with the greatest care. The two species of 

 Vultures afford an excellent illustration of a principle in 



