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to the young, and I fired as it was clambering over the edge 

 of its dwelling, but unsuccessfully, the height being too great. 

 To get a look into the nest I had to clamber up by a crack in 

 the rock, and on reaching it had a good deal of difficulty in 

 taking out the young bird, for there was but one, about 

 the size of a Wood-Pigeon, and still in down. The interior 

 of the nest had a disgusting appearance, filled as it was 

 with all sorts of decaying substances that were crawling with 

 maggots, while a most pungent stench proceeded from the 

 dwelling of this filthy bird. 



The young Egyptian Vulture was more delicate than a 

 Bearded Vulture and a " Stein " Eagle of the same age, for 

 it could not stand long journeys, and died in a few days. 



In conclusion, I annex the measurements of three Spanish 

 specimens: 



I may perhaps be permitted to say a few more words (a 

 few are unfortunately all that I can say) about the king of 

 the bird- world, the great Bearded Vulture. 



After killing the two specimens in the Sierra Nevada I 

 rambled through the south of Spain, where I neither saw it 



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