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VULTURIDiE. 



GENUS III.— SARCORAMPHUS, Duraeril. CONDOR. 



nostrum basi rectum, vali- 



dum, supra convexum ; 



mandibula superior mar- 



ginibus dilatatis. 

 Nares ovales, longitudinales. 

 Caput caruncula armatum, 



nudum ; collum nudum. 



Beak straight at the base, 

 stout, convex above ; the 

 upper mandible with its 

 edges dilated. 



Nostrils oval, longitudinal. 



Head furnished with a ca- 

 runcle, naked; necJc naked. 



Gypagus, Vieillot. — Cathartes, Temm. 



Condors are all natives of America. 



Sp. 1 . Sa. papa. 



Vultur papa. Skaw, v. vii. p. 39. pi. 13. 

 Sp. 2. Sa. Gryphus. 



Vultur Condor. Shaw, v. vii. p. 2. pL 2, 3? 4. — Cathartes 

 Gryphus. ' Temm. PL Col. 133. 

 Sp. 3. Sa? Californianus. 



Vultur Californianus. Shaw, v. vii. p. 10. — Cathartes Vultu- 

 rinus. Temm. PL Col. 31,. 



GENUS IV.— PERCNOPTERUS Antiquorum. 



Rostrum elongatum, gracile, 

 basi tumidum, supra con- 

 vexum; mandibula supe- 

 rior marginibus baud di- 

 latatis. 



Nares ovales, longitudinales, 



antrorsum spectantes. 

 Caput nudum. 

 Collum plumosum. 



BeaJc elongated, slender 

 swollen at the base, con 

 vex above ; the uppe- 

 mandible without dilated 

 edges. 



Nostrils oval, longitudinal, 



directed forwards. 

 Head naked. 

 NecJc feathered. 



Gypaetos, Beckstein. — Neophron, Savigny. —Cathartes 

 Illiger, Temm. — Catharista, Vieillot. 



