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essentially different from those of the V. griffon he 

 had received from Bayonne and Bagneres-de-Bigone, 

 or which he had examined in various collections. 

 Under these circumstances we shall omit the V. holbii 

 from our list of European Vultures. 



The figure of the egg of this species is copied from 

 several given by Thienemami. It is an extreme variety, 

 containing much more colour than usual. It will be 

 seen that Degland states the egg to be "a dirty white 

 without spots." This only proves that the egg varies 

 considerably. Degland's description might equally be 

 applied to the egg of V. f ulcus. 



