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CHAI'TKi; XI 

 I \K I'Jtli I \\asiip.-arly this morning ami 1.1. -w 



I .|Ull!ltity of til." ei^rx eollecteil y.-st .T ll V 



l.n-akt'ast u,- set ..ut t'. .1- tin- hills north 

 c.//~ <: ' Like, ami John canie.l a]on<^ with him a fcgNUb to 

 ^f& i-naKle us to <\\g for sunn- Kurrowin;; owl's eggs. A 

 j.aii- ot' turkey vultures were seen flying an mini in 

 circles with motionless win^s. high in th- air. and we 

 h.wii for si.nic tiuif aii'l ^ii/.r.l uj. wants at th.-ir iM-aiitiful 

 il rvolutionx \Vhi-n the ornithologist st-cs these rol- 

 h.-a.lc.l \ultiii-.-s ..11 tin- wiii^r for th- first time, performing all 



tln-ir iiio\.-iiii-iifs with tin- utino-t ^,-act- ami t-lr^jmc,.. h- can- 

 not hi-l]. i-\( lainiin^. What ina^nitic.-nt l.inls!" l.ut aft-r In- 



'lainti-il with tht-ir .lis^iist in^ hal.its whm feed 

 In- can ni-v.-r 1.x. k uj.on tlu-m with tin- san>.- admiration g| 



lohn infornn'fl m.- that turki-y vultun- w. r- more 

 num. )"'; wln-n he was a }>y. ami whrii tin- l.urtalo 



w.-n- j.li-ntiful on tin- prairie, ami that aft.-r a l.utf'alo had 

 l-.-.-n killeil ami th- l^-st parts cut up ami carrit-<l off for food, 

 tin- i-.-fusi- \vas |, .ft for tin- wolves ami vultures. At tir^t only 



or three Vultures WollM ajtj.ear oil the scene, l.llt I" ' 



many hours hal ela].s.-.| their nuuiLers woiiM inrn-as.- t. 

 ity or thirty, hen- they woull H^'ht over the carcass, ami 

 eat to such excess and become so cramm.-.! that they v. 

 unal.le to tly. They a)-,- ^,-,.at c. .\\anls when caj.tur.-l, ami 



Ile\. |.f t" -|efen.| themselves as hawks or owls ilo 



when win^.-.l . the latter lie on their Lacks ami strikeout 

 with their talons, ami often keep a |o<r at Lay for a coiisi.ler- 

 al.ie time, l.ut the turkey vulture merely han^s .l.wn its head 

 in th<- most abject manner, ami if it has Keen m-ently ea 1 

 anything it will disgorge the contents of its stomach at 



The turkey vulture is mute, am! their only 

 noise is a kiml of hiss It is ..nly when Hyin^ these Kinls 



