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siderable duration, and the young remain long in the nest four 

 months, it is said, in the Liimmergeier ; the longevity, too, of 

 Eagles is notorious, a span of a hundred years having been actually 

 recorded. Unconscious mimicry is shewn by Accijnter 2nleatus, 

 which assumes the garb of Harpagus diodon near Eio Janeiro. 

 Sub-fam. 1. Gyimetinae. This group apparently links the 



Fig. 39. Lammergeier 



Gypa'itus barhatus. 



Vulturidae to the Falconidae, but seems nearer to the latter. 

 Gypaetus barbatus, the magnificent Lammergeier, is greyish-black 

 with white streaks, and has a white crown, cheeks with a black band 

 bifurcating at the eye to meet above, and pale tawny lanceolate 

 plumage on the neck and lower parts. Dense black bristles cover 

 the nostrils and lores, and a black tuft, which gives the name of 

 " Bearded Vulture," projects below the mandible. The sclerotic 



