THE 



ALPINE VULTURE. 



Generic Character. 



Bill ftrait, hooked at the tip. 



Head commonly bare of feathers, with a naked 



Ikin in front. 

 Tongue bifid. 



Specific Character, &c. 



VULTURE with black remiges, hoary on the 

 outer edge (except the exterior ones.) 



The VULTURINE EAGLE of Aldrovand. 



Will. orn. p. 64. t. 4. 



Le VAUTOUR des Alpes. 



Brifs. orn. 1. p. 464. t. 4. 



Le PERCNOPTERE. 



Buff. oh. 1. p. 149. 

 PI. enl. 426. 



The voracity and predacious difpofition of the birds 

 of this tribe are too well known to require particular 

 defcription. It may be obferved, however, that mo ft 

 of the fpecies prefer the fledi of dead animals to other 

 P a prey; 



