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black feathers coming through the down, which has become very long and 

 fluffy. At this age they are very plump and heavy. The color of the eyes 

 and head have not changed perceptibly, but the feet and legs have become 

 rough and covered with whitish scales, as in the adult birds. 



Their manner of moving with head close to the ground, their bright 



TURKEY VULTURE, FOUR WEEKS OLD 



eyes always on the intruder, and head inclined with a vigilant pose, gives 

 them an appearance of great cunning. 



By the fifth week (July 25), the greatest change to be noted in the 

 young Vulture under observation was in the increased length of wing and 

 tail feathers, as well as the greater area showing black. This, in sharp 

 contrast to the snowy down still covering the greater part of the body, 

 renders the young Turkey Vulture a very peculiar, if not an attractive 

 object. 



My last visit to this nest was on August g, and I found the young bird 

 well covered with black feathers and almost fully grown. The neck and 

 head were still covered with a thin coating of down, and none of the livid 

 color seen on these parts of the adult bird had made an appearance. At 

 this time it was about seven weeks old, and I should think a week or ten 



