278 VULTURES. 



having rather more brilliant irridescent 

 tints and in having pink feet. U. S., from 

 Chesapeke Bay to Gulf Coast and west to 

 Plains. 



271. FLORIDA TURKEY. 



Darker than last with little white on 

 wings. Southern Fla. 



Fig. 218 



Black Vulture. 1-12. 



VULTURES. 



Large; head, naked; large wings fitted 

 for strong flight; feet, adapted for walking, 

 but not for grasping; food, usually animal 

 matter found dead and sometimes partly 

 decayed. Nests in hollow logs, rock cavities, 



