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The Sociable Vulture, Lath, ( V. auricularis, Daud.) Vail. 

 Afr. t. 9. Probably the Vulture of Pondicherry, of Son- 

 nerat. Daudln, Ann. du Mus. ii. pi. 20. 



Blackish^ with a longitudinal fleshy crest on each 

 side of the neck under the ears. Of Africa and the 

 East Indies. 



The Arabian Vulture, Lath. (F. monachus, Lin. 



Edw. t. 290) Vail. O. A. t. 12. pi. col. t. 426); 

 Has been established as a distinct species from the 

 Brow7i Vulture of Europe and India, V. cinereus, 

 Lin., and V. Arrianus, Picot, pi. Enl. t. 425, of 

 which the Bengal Vulture of Lath.'t. 1, is the young, 

 and the V. niger, V. cristatus of Brisson, are va- 

 rieties. 



The Pondicherry Vulture, V. Pondicerianus, Lath. 



fronQ Sonn. Ind. t. 104. pi. col. t. 2. 

 Is now proved to be a distinct species : it is black, 

 with a fleshy caruncle on the side of the head : is 

 perhaps the Chocolate Vulture of Latham, found in 

 India, Java, and Sumatra. 



The Angola Vultiire, Penn. {Falco Angolensis, Gm.) 



Tour in Wales, 1. t. 19. 

 White scapulars ; orbits naked, reddish ; quills and 

 base of tail black. Angola. Size of a goose : in British 

 Museum. 



The Chincou, Vail. Vultur Chincou, Daud. Vail. 



O. A. t. 12. 

 Brown crown with a loose downy crest, head, cheeks, 

 and throat, with a fine black down, neck with a ruiF 

 of slender feathers, bill bluish-white. China. V. 

 Gingia?ms, Gmel. ? 

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