•±28 ZOOLOGY— BIRDS. 



Fam. OATHARTIDAE: American Vultures. 



PSEUDOGRYPHUS CAL1FORNIANUS (Shaw). 

 California Vulture. 



Vultur californianus, Siiaw, Nat. Misc., iv, pi. ccci, 1797. 



Cathartes californianus, Woodii., Sitgretive's Exp. Zufii & Col. Riv., 1854, 58. — Newb., 

 P. R. R. Rep., vi, 1S57, 73.— IIeerm., P. R. R, Rep., x, pt, ii, 1859, 29.— 

 Coop. & Suckl., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, I860, 141. — Coues, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila,, 1800, 42.— Cooper, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 496.— Cotjes, Key 

 N. A. Birds, 1872, 222.— Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 384. 



Pseudogryphus californianus, Ridg. apud Bd., Brew., & Ridg., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 

 338. — YARROW & IIensiiaw, Rep. Oru. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 

 1874, 20. 



A very largo vulture, seen near Beaver, Utah, November 25, was 

 believed to be of this species. In company with a flock of the Red-headed 

 Vultures, it had been feeding upon the carcass of a horse, and, as they all 

 made off at my approach, I was enabled to note the comparative sizes of 

 the two ; the bird supposed to be this species greatly exceeding the others 

 in size. 



RHINOGRYPHUS AURA (Linn.). 



Red-headed Vulture. 



Vultur aura, Linn., Syst. Nat., 17(50, 122. 



Cathartes aura, Woodh., Sitgreave's Exp. Zuni & Col. Riv., 1854, 5S.— Newb., P. R. 

 R. Rep., vi, 1857, 73.— Heerm., P. R. II. Rep., x, pt. iv, 1859, 29.— Be, U. 

 S. & Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, pt. ii, 1859, Birds, 3. — Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1859, 190 (Fort Tejon, Cal.).— Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1859, 104 (New Mexico).— II AYD., Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, xii, 1802, 

 151.— Coop. & Suckl., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 1800, 140.— Coues, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1800, 42 (Fort Whipple, Ariz.).— Id., ib., 1808, 82.— 

 Cooper, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 502. — Allen, Bull. Mus. Coinp. Zool., 1872, 

 181. -Snow, Birds Kan., 1872, 3.— Coues, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 222.— 

 Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 379. 



Rhinogryphv* aura, Ridg. apud Bd., Brew., & Ridg., N. A. Birds, iii, 1874, 341. — 

 Yarrow & Hensiiaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1872, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 20. — 

 Densuaw, Pep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 91, 140. 



The Turkey Buzzard is found throughout Eastern Arizona and Western 

 New Mexico, Utah and Colorado, where it congregates near the settlements, 

 t<> feed upon refuse and carrion. At Camp Apache and Camp Grant, it was 



