Order RAPTORBS. Family CATHARTID^E. 

 ^TURKEY VULTURE; BUZZARD. 



325 1 . ^Cathartes aura septentrionalis. 30 in. 



Head 1 "naked and bright red. Plumage 

 blasltiGh-tu'own with lighter edges to feath- 

 ers on the back and wings. Valuable scav- 

 angers. 



Note. A croak. Generally silent. 



Nest. In hollow trees or on the ground. 

 Two white eggs with brown blotches. 



Range. Southern N. Y., Ontario, Minn, 

 and British Columbia southward. Casual 

 north to New Brunswick. 



BLACK VULTURE. 

 326. Catharista urubu. 24 in. 



Naked head black; tip of bill yellowish. 

 Entire plumage black except the under wing 

 coverts which are white. Shorter winged 

 and heavier than the preceding species. 



Nest. Two white eggs, handsomely blotch- 

 ed with brown. Laid on the ground. 



Range. Southern Va., 111. and western 

 Tex. southward. Casual north to Me. and 

 Ohio. 100 



