KING OF THE VULTUP.ES. 
and the nails blackish ; in others, the feet and 
nails are both reddish. The nails are very 
short, and but slightly curved. 
This bird, BuiFon says, is a native of South 
America; and not of the East Indies, as some 
authors have asserted. He observes that, in 
his extensive search among the works of tra- 
vellers, he has not discovered the smallest in- 
dication of the King of the Vultures, among 
the birds of Africa and Asia. He concludes, 
therefore, that it is peculiar to. the southern 
regions of the new continent, and is not 
found in the old. It may, he adds, be ob- 
jedled that, as the Ouroutaran, or Eagle of 
Brasil, frequents both the African, and Ameri- 
can shores, which he admits it does, the King 
of the Vultures may enjoy the same extensive 
range. But, though Fernandez says that this 
bird rises to a great height, holding it's wings 
much extended ; and, that it's flight is so vi-r 
gorous that it withstands the most furious 
winds; BufFon thinks it probablv unequal to 
the journey: remarking that, in general, the 
Eagles fly better than the Vultures. Besides, 
he concludes, this bird is delicately sensible of 
cold ; 
