476 BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Vulture. 



Inhabits Africa, efpecially the coaft of Barbary. — This fpecies is about the fize of the Ring-tailed 

 Eagle, Aquila fulvus : The bill is of a purplifh flefh colour, having a tuft of black feathers, like a 

 beard, hanging down from the lower mandible ; the eye brows are red, and the irides of the eyes 

 -are yellow ; the greater part of the head is covered with white woolly down ; the front, cheeks, and 

 orbits, are' black ; the fcrag is covered with long, narrow, pointed, black feathers. 



20 13. Pondicherry Vulture. — Vultur pondicerianus. 



Of a black colour, having the head and neck almofl naked and of a fcarlet colour, with 

 led fiefhy caruncles at the fides of the neck. Lath. ind. orn. i. 7. n. 14. 



Vautour royal de Pondichery. Sonner. voy. ii. 182. t. 104. — Pondicherry Vulture. Lath. fyn. 

 fup. 6. 



Inhabits India. — The body is about the fize of a Goofe ; the bill is black, and the feet are yellow. 



21 14, Indian Vulture. —Vultur ind'icm. 



Of a brown colour, with pale ftripes on the upper parts of the body ; the head and 

 neck are naked and reddifh; the quill and tail feathers are black. Lath ind. orn. i. 

 7. n. 15. 



Grand Vautour des indes. Sonner. voy. ii. 183. t. 105. — Indian Vulture." Lath. fyn. fup. 6. 



Inhabits the coafts of India. — This fpecies is about the fame fize with the laft ; it is exceedingly 

 voracious, and feeds on fifh and carrion; the bill is black ; the head is covered with hairy down, the 

 neck is entirely naked ; the breaft is covered with fhortened feathers, as if cut at the ends. 



22 15. Gingi Vulture. — Vultur gingini anus. 



Of a white colour with black quill feathers, the bill and feet being grey. Lath. ind. 

 orn. i. 7. ii, 16. 



Vautour de Gingi. Sonner. voy. ii. 184. — Gingi Vulture. Lath. fyn. fup. 7. 



Inhabits India, particularly the coaft of Coromandel. — This fpecies is about the fize of a Turkey, 

 and is, in India, called the Wild Turkey ; the irides of the eyes are red. 



II. F A L C O N..—2, FA LCD. 42. 



The bill is hooked at the end, and is covered at its bafe with 

 a cere, or naked membranous {kin : The head is covered 

 with feathers which lie clofe on each other: The tongue is 

 frequently cleft. 



is is a rapacious race of animals, which are carnivorous, or feed almofl.- entirely on animal food; 

 they are not gregarious, and arc very qutck-figlited ; they generally fly high, and build their neftfl in 



lofty 



