VULTURIDiE. 



GENUS III.— SARCORAMPHUS, Dumeril. CONDOR. 



Rostrum basi rectum, vali- 



duni, supra convexum ; 



mandibula superior mar- 



ginibus dilatatis. 

 Nares ovales, longitudinales. 

 Caput caruncula armatum, 



nudum ; collum nudum. 



Beak straight at the base, 

 stout, convex above ; the 

 upper mandible with its 

 edges dilated. 



Nostrils oval, longitudinal. 



Head furnished with a ca- 

 runcle, naked; neck naked. 



Gvpagus, Vieillot. — Cathartes, Temm. 



Condors are all natives of America. 



Sp. I . Sa. papa. 



Vultur papa. Skaiv, v. vii. p. 39. pi. 13. 

 Sp. 2. Sa. Gryphus. 



Vultur Condor. Shaio, v. vii. /;. 2. pi. 2, 3 ? 4. — Cathartcs 

 Gryphus. Temm. PL Col. 133. 

 Sp. 3. Sa? Californianus. 



Vultur Californianus. Shaw, v. vii. p. 10. — Cathartes Vultu- 

 rinus. Temm. PI. Col. 31. 



GENUS IV.— PERCNOPTERUS Antiquorum. 



Rostrum elongatum, gracile, 

 basi tumidum, supra con- 

 vexum ; mandibula supe- 

 rior marginibus haud di- 

 latatis. 



Nares ovales, longitudinales, 

 antrorsum spectantes. 



Caput nudum. 



Collum plumosum. 



Beak elongated, slender, 

 swollen at the base, con- 

 vex above ; the upper 

 mandible without dilated 

 edges. 



Nostrils oval, longitudinal, 

 directed forwards. 



Head naked. 



Neck feathered. 



Gvi'AEios, Beckstein. — Neophron, Savigny Cathartes, 



Illiger, Temm, — (.'athaklsta, Vieillot. 



