KING VULTURE, 233 
dead and putrefying animal substances. Its nest, or rather the spot on 
which it deposits its eggs, is within the hollow of some decaying tree. The 
eggs are two in number. . 
In its adult state the King Vulture is a most gorgeously decorated bird, 
though its general aspect and the whole expression of its demeanour are 
FULVOUS, OR GRIFFIN VULTURE.—( (Gifs /ulvus.) 
rather repulsive than otherwise. The greater part of the feathers upon the 
back are of a beautiful satiny white, tinged more or less deeply with fawn, 
and the abdomen is of a pure white. On account of its colour, the bird is 
termed the White Crow by the Spaniards of Paraguay. The long pinions of 
