VULTURE, 35 



31— BEARDED. 



Vultur barbatus. Ltd, Orn, i, p. 3. Lin. Si/st. i. 123. Gm, Lin. i. 252. Falco. Gerin. 



Orn.i. p. 49. 1. 11. Shaic's Zool.y'ii. p. 12. pi. 5, 6. 

 Vultur alpinus, Bris. i, 464. Id. App. p. 26, Jd. 8vo, i. 133, Band, Orn. ii. p. 25. pi. x. 

 Percnopterus, s. Gypaetos, Raii. Sffn. p. 8. fVill. p. 33, Id. Engl, p. 65, t. 4. Storr. 



Alpenr. \. p. 69. 

 Gypaetus barbatus, Gypaete barbu, Tern. Man. d' Orn, Tp.Q. Id. Ed.1. p. 11. 

 Laemmergej-er, Buf. i. 193. Andr. Br. aus der Schw, p. 200. 1. 12. 126. the head and 



foot. Dec. Russ. ii. pi. 8. Cox's Sicitz. ii. pi, in, p. 280. 

 Der Bartgeyer, Beckst. Deufsch.W. s. 199, Jd. Ed, 2. v, 2. p. 502. 

 Avoltoio barbate, Cet. f/'c. Sard. p. 16. 

 Vulturine Easle, Albin. ii. t. 3. 



THE length of this bird is about four feet, breadth nine ; weight 

 twenty-two pounds; bill four inches long, of a dull flesh colour; the 

 cere, and naked part about the eyes the same ; eyelids red ; irides 

 yellow hazel ; the forehead black, passing round the eyes, and 

 I >ehind them ; on each jaw a streak of black, and under the lower 

 mandible is a large tuft of black feathers, hanging down like a 

 beard, and divided into two at the point ; inside of the mouth blue ; 

 tlie head covered with white down ; the neck with narrow, long, 

 pointed, whitish feathers; plumage on the body blackish brown 

 above, the feathers with paler edges ; under parts brownish white, 

 with a kind of gloss ; quills and tail brownish ash colour ; thighs 

 very stout. Gin. long, and the legs only 4 in. the latter covered with 

 downy feathers ; toes lead colour ; claws broAvn. 



A. — Vultur barbanis, Ind. Orn. i. p. 3. Gmel. Lin, i. p. 250. 

 Vultur barbatus, Bris. Orn. App. p. 26. Id. 8(o. i. p. 137. 



Bearded Vulture, Gen. Syn. i. p. 11. Id. Sup, ii. p. 6, Edw. t. 106. Shaw's Zool. vii. 

 p. 12. pi. 5. Robert. Ic.pl. 2, 



Tins, which is the one figured by Edwards, is one-fourth 

 smaller. The bill purplish flesh colour; inside of the mouth blue ; 



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