THE AMERICAN VULTURES 



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South Carolina, Mr. W. Hoxie states that, under a dense growth of yucca, he has 

 " taken nineteen eggs in one afternoon, and seen at the same time five or six pairs 

 of newly-hatched young. There is never the slightest attempt at forming a nest, 

 or even excavating a hollow. The eggs are laid far in under the intertwining stems 

 of the yuccas, and, in the semishadows, are quite hard to be seen. The parent 

 birds have, however, the habit of always following the same path in leaving and 



AMERICAN BtACK VUI/TURE. 

 (One-fourth natural size.) 



approaching their precious charge, and, after a little experience, I learned to dis- 

 tinguish these traces so well that I seldom failed to follow them up, and secure the 

 coveted treasure." 



The name of the turkey vulture, or turkey buzzard, as it is commonly 

 Turkey Vulture 



called in North America, will always be associated with that of 



Charles Waterton, as being the bird which gave rise to the great dispute between 



