324. California Vulture (Gymnogyps californianus). 
L. 44-55; Ex. 8 1-2 to nearly 11 feet. (Ridgw.) Ads. 
Head and neck orange, blue, and red, unfeathered; 
feathers around neck and on underparts narrow and 
stiffened; greater wing-coverts tipped with white; 
under wing-coverts white. 
Range.—‘‘Coast ranges of southern California from Monterey Bay, 
south to Lower California and east to Arizona’’ (Bailey), Recorded 
from Burrard Inlet, British Columbia (Fannin). 
*% 325. Turkey Vulture; Turkey Buzzard (Cathartes 
aura). L. 30; T. 11. Ads. Head and neck red un- 
feathered; brownish black; no white in plumage; bill 
whitish. Notes. A low hissing sound when disturbed. 
Range.—Western Hemisphere from central and northeast New 
Jersey, central Illinois, northern Minnesota, the Saskatchewan region 
and British Columbia, south to Patagonia; winters from southern 
New Jersey, southern Illinois and southern California southward. 
326. Black Vulture; Carrion Crow (Catharista 
urubu). L.24. T.8. Ads. Head and neck unfeath- 
ered, black, plumage black; ander surface of wings silvery. 
Notes. A low grunting sound when disturbed. 
Range.—Tropical America, north, as a resident to North Carolina, 
southern Illinois and southern Kansas; west to the Plains, soutn to 
northern South America, strays as far north as Maine and South Da- 
kota. 
*% 364. American Osprey; Fish Hawk (Pandion halia- 
étus carolinensis). LL. 23. Nape white; feet large; no 
bars on primaries. Ad. g'. Below white with few or 
no spots on breast. Ad. 9. Similar, but breast with 
numerous grayish brown spots and streaks. Notes. 
Loud, plaintive, whistles. 
Range.—America; breeds from Florida, Texas and Lower California, 
north to Labrador, Great Slave Lake and northern Alaska; winters 
from South Carolina and Lower Mississippi Valley to northern South 
America. 
Vultures and Osprey. 
