1 88 



ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY 



best known of our North American scavengers are the carrion crows, 

 or black vultures and the turkey buzzards or vultures. The former, 

 Catharista atrata, is the smaller of the two and is common in the vil- 



T 



FIG. 117. California quail, Lophortyx californicus. X;Hj (From Jordan and 

 Heath, Animal Forms.) 



lages and towns of the Southern States, especially along the coasts. 

 It flies about the streets feeding upon refuse, and often becomes quite 

 tame. 



The turkey buzzard, Cathartes aura, whose majestic flight is familiar 

 to most people in the rural sections of the United States has been con- 



