BEARDED VULTURE. 
neck, like those on a Cock's neck. The uppe 
side, back, wings, and tail, are of a dark colou 
hetween brown and black. The lesser cover 
feathers of the wings have dashes of brigh 
reddish-brown down their shafts, very narrow 
The edges of the feathers on the whole nppei 
side, are something lighter than the other parts 
of the feathers. The greater feathers of the 
wings and tail have their shafts white. The 
middle feathers of the tail are something 
loneer than the side feathers. The insides of 
the wings are coloored as they are without ; 
except that the dashes down the shafts of the 
covert feathers are larger and whiter. It has 
a space under each wing, covered only with 
white down, of the bigness of a man*s whole 
hand. The bottoms or roots of the feathers, 
all over the bird,' are v/hite. It has also, a 
very thick, sofr, white down, all over the body, 
under it's feathers. The under side, breast,, 
belly, thighs, and coverts under the tail, are 
white, a little tinftured with a reddish brown. 
The legs are covered with short, white, downy 
feathers; which are, when it perches, covered 
by the longer feathers of the thighs. The feet 
are of a lead-coiour, tire claws dusky : the 
middle 
III 
