MI/TURKS. 191 



P<n. -nee with them in Cuba, they are difficult bird- to observe unleM 

 one can find some tree on tin- fallen fruit.-, of which they are feeding. 



Tin- Ki I'l-v iji MI MOVE (.If.*./, (ieotryyou mnntuna) in a Went Indian 

 nn.l (Vntral American -|HVU-, which ha* IHM.-II on.-.- n-ei.rded In-ni Kry Wt-t 

 I At Lino. Auk, vi. It bean* general nwemhlanoe to tin- pn-- 



ceding, but the back in IIUTI- rufou-t uii>l tin- U-lly is deep cream-butt. 



The Bit K MI \IIKH Qt'Ait. DOVE i.T-'.f. SturiHwai fyanortpkala), a Cuban 

 apeeiva, ia of accidental -. -urn -in-.- in the Florida Kc\*. The back U olive- 

 )>< ,-i-iiwn and id'> of tin- throat are deep grayUh blue, throat black, 

 Inn U-iii-ttth the eye whitr. 



ORDER RAPTORES. BIRDS OF PREY. 



FAMILY CATHARTID^*:. AMERICAN VULTURES. 



A New World family of ri^ht s|Ht-ies, of which three are North 

 American. Within their range Vultures are found wherever there is 

 food. Far above the earth on firm wing they sail in broad circles, and 

 from this outlook in tin- ^ky descend to feast upon the stricken deer 

 in the fon-st or the cur lying in the gutters of a thoroughfare. Except 

 during the nesting season, they are generally found in flocks, which 

 each night return to a regularly frequented roost. When alarmed, 

 they utter low, grunting sounds, but at other times are voiceless. 



385. Cathartea aura I/.//./O. TI-RKIY VULTURE. (See Fig. S2.) 

 i :i.l and nrrk nuked, thu skin and base of the bill briyht rt4 ; plum- 

 age glowy black, edged with irra\ i>li brown. Im. Similar, but the head 

 i with gray ii<h- brown furlike fuuthent. L., alx>ut 30-00; W., 22HW; 

 T., 11"N ; B.. 2-80. 



N - Ti-iii|H-rte North Ainer'u-a, fn>in New Jerncy southward to Pata- 

 gonia. <f int.re or IIWH regular otvurn-nee in New Jersey an far north as 

 Pr'ui'-<-i..M in tin- interior mid Sandy H<>k on the coast 

 Wanliinv'ton, abundant P. K. Sim? S'm k ', A. V. 



in hol|..w tmn|- or |.^;s, nr on the ground beneuth buhw or pal- 

 mettm. fff*,aoe to three, dull white, generally spotted and bloU-hed with 

 di-tni.-t and obacure chocolate marking, but sometime* plain or but slightly 



Doubtlem one f the first things that attract the attention of a 

 stranger in our Southern Slates is the Turkey Buzzard. Indeed, there 

 are few moment^ ln-twt-.-n sunris ami sunset when the-m birds are 

 not in right. <>u . .in-ir.'ti-h.-.l. immovable wings they soar overheat! 

 in grareful circles. (H-rfect pictures of "repose in motion." Without 

 once flapping their broad pinion-., they sail in spirals up the sky until 

 they arc hidden by the M>nn-clouds they have purjiosely avoided. 



