JOURNAL 



ASIATIC SOCIETY 



No. VII.— 1850. 



Conspectus of the Ornithology of India, Burma, and the Malayan 

 Peninsula, inclusive of Sindh, Asdm, Ceylon, and the Nicobar 

 islands* — By E. Blyth, Esq, 



Fam. VULTURID^.f 



Gidh, H. : Shukuni, Beng. : Gid, or Gerni 

 (Tickell). 

 Subfam. VULTURIN^. 

 Genus Vultur, L. (as restricted). 

 72. V. monachus, L. (Edwards, pi. 290; Tern., PL Col. 426; 

 Gould's B. E. pi. 2). 



Syn. V. cinereus et V. cristatus, Gmelin. 

 V. arrianus, Lapeyr. 

 V. imperialis, Temminck. 

 V. vulgaris, Daudin. 

 V. niger, Brehm. 

 JEgypius niger, Savigny. 

 Hab. Mountainous parts of Europe and Asia ; Himalaya. 



* Continued from p. 342. 



f The restricted Vulturtd^ divide into 



1. VuLTURiNiE. Comprising the genera Vultur and Otogyps. 



2. Gyptn^e. Gyps and Gyphierax. 



3. Sarcorhamphin^e. Sarcorhamphus, Cathartes, aod Neophron* 

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