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(240) THE BEAZILIAN CARACARA. 

 (POLYBORUS BRAZILIENSIS-. (Gmel.) ) 



Description. — The crown of head crested, and of a greyish brown 

 colour; sides of the face and neck buffy white, barred with narrow 

 black lines; back, rump, and upper tail coverts dark brown, with 

 narrow white bars ; tail buffy white, with a broad brown band at the 

 tip, and the lower part beautifully adorned with brown cross bars ; 

 neck and breast white with distinct dark coloured cross bars; the 

 lower breast and abdomen blackish brown; the feathers of the lower 

 breast with whitish margin; bare crop patch yellow; cere and 

 bare space round the eye carmine brown, tinged yellow ; bill horny 

 blue ; feet yellow ; total length about 23 inches. 



Hab. — LaPlata, Patagonia, the deserts between the rivers Negro 

 and Colorado, West Patagonia, and Terra del Fuego. 



well. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A single specimen obtained in September 1879 is still alive and 



(241) THE LONG-BILLED VULTURE. 

 (GYPS INDICUS— {Scop.) ) 



(242) THE INDIAN WHITE-BACKED YULTURE. 

 (GYPS BENGALENSIS— {Gmel.) ) 



Both the above vultures have occasionally been exhibited while 

 awaiting transmission to other gardens. 



(243) THE WHITE SCAVENGER VULTURE. 



(NEOPHRON GINGINIANUS-(Zaa.) ) 



Hindi — Kal-moorgh 



Hab. — Found throughout the greater part of India, but not 



common in Central and Northern India ; it is somewhat common 



in Behar, extending as far east as Deoghur and Madhupore in the 



Sonthal Pergunnahs, and occasionally in Lower Bengal. 



Treatment in health. 



Housing. — Most of these birds do better singly or in pairs, and 

 accommodation should be provided accordingly ; on the other hand, in 

 a house measuring 40' x 15' and 19' high as many as fifteen falcons and 



