VULTURES, HAWKS AND OWLS Order Raptores 

 , AMERICAN VULTURES Family Cathartidse 

 TURKEY VULTURE OR BUZZARD 



325. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. 30 in. 



Head naked; red or carmine; bill dull whitish; eyes 

 brown; feet pinkish. Plumage blackish-brown. 



Nest. Their two eggs are laid upon the ground, be- 

 I tween rocks, under logs, or in hollow trees; they are 

 I whitish, handsomely blotched with brown. 



Range. Breeds from the Gulf north to New Jersey, 

 Illinois, Minnesota and British Columbia. 



BLACK VULTURE 



326. Catharista urubu. 24 in. 



Entire plumage, including the naked head, black; 

 I feet and tip of bill yellowish. Under surface of the 

 I wings white, making it very easy to identify. 



Nest. Two eggs, greenish-white, blotched with brown- 

 I ish. (3.00x2.00). 



Range. Resident north to North Carolina, southern 

 Illinois and Kansas. 



