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leathers, covered with a flesh-colored skin on the upper part, a fine 

 scarlet behind the head, and a duskier colored skin before ; fur- 

 ther down, behind the head, arises a 

 little tuft of black down, from whence 

 issues and extends beneath the throat, 

 on each side, a wrinkled skin, of a 

 brownish color, mixed with blue, and 

 reddish behind : below, upon the naked 

 • part of the neck, is a collar, formed by 

 soft, longish feathers, of a deep ash 

 color, which surround the neck, and 

 cover the breast before. Into this collar 

 the bird sometimes withdraws its whole 

 neck, and sometimes a part of its head ; 

 so that it looks as if it had withdrawn 

 Those marks are sufficient to distinguish 

 this bird from all others of the vulture kind ; and it cannot be 

 doubted, but that it is the most beautiful of all' this deformed 

 family : however, neither its habits nor instinct vary from the rest 

 of the tribe ; being like them a slow, cowardly bird, living chiefly 



The King Vultnre. 



the neck into the body. 



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The Orlffon Vultniw. 



