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THE


Avicultural Magazine,


BEING THE JOURNAL OF

THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.



Third Series.— Yol. IX.—No. 2.— All rights reserved. DECEMBER, 1917.


MY PET VULTURE.


By G. E. Low.


A pet Vulture is, I think, somewhat off the beaten track of

aviculture.


The normal appearance of the animal is not attractive ; his

habits are distinctly repellent, and against these he cannot lay claim

to any counter-attractions, such as a melodious voice or an unduly

intelligent personality.


The bird, whose photograph is reproduced, had, for me at all

events, the fascination of novelty at the outset ; and as time went

on, his quiet unobtrusiveness developed in me an affection which I

did not think I should have ever possessed for him.


He came from West Africa with my brother some years ago,

and was a little under a year in my possession.


I am sorry I cannot give any information as to his early

history beyond the fact that he was taken from a nest when quite

young by a native, and brought in to my brother, who had a great

liking for unusual pets of all kinds.


He established, in due time, an ascendancy over any other

animals of his own size with which he was brought into contact, and

developed a great affection for a native dog, whose life he made a

burden, as he habitually took up a position on his back, in the

broiling sun.


When coming home to Ireland my brother decided to bring


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