VULTUR. 



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Gen. Vultur. Linn. 



Bill higher than broad. Cere large. Nostrils rounded, naked. A neck ruff 

 present. 



1. VultTir monachUS, Linn. S. N. i., p. 122 ; Jerd. B. of Ind. vol. i. 

 p. 6; Hume, Sir. F., vol. vii., p. 321; Murray, Hdbk. Zool., fyc., Sind ; 

 id. Vert. Zool. Sind, p. 61 ; Sharpe, Cat. Ace. Br. Mus. p. 3. The CRESTED 

 or GREAT BROWN VULTURE. 



Adult. Colour rich dark chocolate brown throughout, including the crop 

 patch, darker on the wings, tail, and under parts. Feathers of the nape length- 

 ened, lanceolate, and forming a ruff. Lores, cheeks, and throat downy, also a 

 patch on the occiput ; rest of head and neck both behind and laterally bare, 

 and of a livid flesh colour in life. Bill black ; feet yellowish ; iris dark brown, 



