THE BEARDED GRIFFIN. 
GYPAETOS BARBATUS. Srorr. 
THE Bearded Griffin takes an intermediate station be- 
tween the Eagles and the Vultures, with the former of 
which it agrees more closely in general appearance and 
external form, and with the latter in internal structure 
and habits. The principal point in which it differs from 
them both consists in the tuft of bristly hairs which take 
their origin partly from the cere that covers the base of 
the beak, and partly from the under mandible, and are 
directed outwards and downwards in such a manner as: 
to give rise to that appearance from which the bird has 
received his epithet of Bearded. His beak is strongly 
arched at the extremity, and is remarkable for its great 
