THE VULTURES 



2015 



lammergeier may be easily recognized by its long, pointed wings and tail, and also by 

 its mode of flight, which is even and gliding, with an occasional flap of the wings. 



I^AMMERGEIER AND NEST. 



When hunting, it skims along the sides of the mountains, following every undula- 

 tion of the hillside, and working backward and forward in regular " beats," so that 

 scarcely anything escapes its search. In the Alps the lammergeier is now well-nigh 



