Birds of Britain 



The general colour is dark brown, mottled with 

 brownish buff above, and yellowish brown streaked with 

 darker below. The female is larger than the male. Length 

 of male 24 in. ; wing 18 in. 



THE GRIFFON VULTURE 



Gyps fulvus (J. P. Gmelin) 



A single immature example of this species was taken 

 in the spring of 1843, in Cork Harbour. The nearest 

 breeding place of this species is in the Pyrenees, and 

 thence eastwards it occurs throughout Southern Europe. 

 The sexes are alike and their general colour is buffish 

 brown; the head and neck are devoid of feathers hut 

 covered with buffish down, which is separated from the 

 feathers of the neck by a broad ruff. Length 42 in. ; 

 wing 28 in. 



THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE 



Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus) 



This is another South European species of which two 

 examples have been obtained, one in Somersetshire and one 

 in Essex. 



The adult is white with black primaries, the head and 

 neck being bare of feathers and yellow in colour. The 

 young bird is dark brown and does not acquire its full 

 plumage for three years. Length 26 in. ; wing 19 in. 



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