4 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



way thus surmounted than they again depressed their 

 flight. Those Vultures which I saw could not have 

 themselves seen the carrion, but simply hunted in direct 

 sight of one another. There was a numerous arrival ; 

 and although I could not always detect the next bird as 

 soon as I lost sight of the previous one, yet, when at 

 length it did come into view, it never seemed uncertain 

 about its course. Having finished my observations I 

 descended, and proceeded in the direction which the 

 Vultures had pursued, and after about half an hour's 

 rapid walking I found, as I anticipated, the carcase of a 

 zebra, with a numerous company of Vultures busily 

 discussing it. 



[The drawings of birds from Damara Land and the adjoining 

 countries, which were executed by Mr. Baines for the late 

 Mr. Andersson, include this species. I have not myself had the 

 opportunity of examining a Damara specimen. ED.] 



4. Vllltur OCCipitalis, Burch. White-headed Vulture. 



Vultur eulophus, Hemprich & Ehrenberg's Aves, pi. 14. 

 Vultur occipitalis, Layard's Cat. No. 4. 



I do not remember to have met with this fine Vulture 

 in Damara Land, but have observed it (though only at a 

 distance) on a few occasions in Great Namaqua Land. 



[Mr. Andersson' s collection of ornithological drawings con- 

 tains an excellent portrait, from the pencil of Mr. Baines, of an 

 adult bird of this species, which appears, by a memorandum 

 attached to the drawing, to have been obtained "near Seeo- 

 Kaama Hill, the Koppes, S.W. of Lake Ngami, March 2, 1862." 

 I have not myself seen it from Damara Land. ED.] 





