Vultures, 



Order, Haptores. 

 Family, Cathartidae. 



3 2 5. TURKEY VULTURE. Cathartes Aura. Two and one-kalf 

 feet long. A scavenger among the birds, the "buzzard" is beautiful 

 in inverse ratio to its distance from you. As it soars on easy flight 

 very high above you it is grace itself. Near you it is repulsive. Its 

 head is unfeathered, its color black, and its habits untidy. It resides 

 where it can iind the most carrion. 



