94 NEOPHRON. 



anterior part of the head and face naked ; 

 neck covered with accuminated feathers ; 

 wings ample, third quill longest ; legs of 

 mean length and strength ; tarsi reticulated ; 

 toes united at the base ; claws strong, 

 slightly hooked and blunt. 



Native country. Southern Europe, Asia, 

 Africa ; chiefly the latter and the European 

 coast adjacent. 



